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Estádio dos Plátanos
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Futebol Clube Santa Cruz's Zé Augusto França started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Jânio Magalhães charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jânio Magalhães the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Futebol Clube Santa Cruz booed when Fitoway fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jânio Magalhães didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dalmo Vides made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Rodolfo Xavier sent off a good shot on target. Gustaw Sienkiewicz took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aloísio Severo. Aloísio Severo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anderson Matorin in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aloísio Severo saved Futebol Clube Santa Cruz from getting behind. Fitoway fc's Dalmo Vides proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Fitoway fc from getting a goal against them. Fitoway fc's Dalmo Vides proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Fitoway fc from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roland Sallai in the 34th minute of play forced Futebol Clube Santa Cruz's goalkeeper Aloísio Severo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aloísio Severo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustaw Sienkiewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Roland Sallai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aloísio Severo having to interfere. Fitoway fc's Belmiro Arruda was substituted for Roland Sallai. The Futebol Clube Santa Cruz players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Fitoway fc were winning 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Belmiro Arruda to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Fitoway fc's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Augusto França came free, but Dalmo Vides reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Futebol Clube Santa Cruz defense, Belmiro Arruda kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aloísio Severo. The Futebol Clube Santa Cruz fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aloísio Severo should have stopped the shot. Amauri Secco lost his temper 61 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 61st minute of the game. One of Fitoway fc:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Futebol Clube Santa Cruz:s goal. The referee gave Futebol Clube Santa Cruz a penalty, 63 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Sílvio Baptista, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Fitoway fc's Dalmo Vides. 1-5. Belmiro Arruda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Belmiro Arruda was extremely unlucky when he, in the 74th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 77th minute João Pedro Paraibano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dalmo Vides saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nelsinho Valadares could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Aloísio Severo made a huge save. Aloísio Severo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nelsinho Valadares in the 79th minute of the match. Gabriel Miranda kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 81st match minute, Futebol Clube Santa Cruz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Miranda to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd minute Nelsinho Valadares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aloísio Severo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Belmiro Arruda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Belmiro Arruda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nelsinho Valadares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Zé Augusto França took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dalmo Vides. Dalmo Vides dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-5. Rubens Bezerra succeeded in the game's 99th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-5. Fitoway fc's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.