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Apucarena
Spectators: 6681 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gláuber Cunha took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute Gláuber Cunha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Guilherme Marques saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Do ABC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Belchior Simão hit a great ball. 11 minutes in the game, Vitinho Ramalho fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Robin Apsden having to interfere. 20 minutes into the game, Wilian Macedo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Do ABC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Apucarena the free kick. After a rather tough play, Do ABC's Wilian Macedo got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 23rd minute of the match, Zézinho Furtado tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Robin Apsden saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 25th minute, Belchior Simão left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Do ABC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 28th minute, Belchior Simão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wilian Macedo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luís Guilherme Marques read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. Belchior Simão recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Abelardo Marquez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Luís Guilherme Marques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Apucarena getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Christiano Freitas hit a great ball. Belchior Simão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Guilherme Marques having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zézinho Furtado to strike the kick off in the second half. The throw-in from Dênis Tróia in the 54th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Do ABC's Severino Leão. Severino Leão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edgard da Mata kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Do ABC's Belchior Simão tried to score from far away in the 57th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Belchior Simão received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Luís Guilherme Marques came out and tried to block the shot, but Belchior Simão slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 61st minute. If Zézinho Furtado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Zézinho Furtado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82nd minute of the match Edgard da Mata shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Robin Apsden showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Luís Guilherme Marques took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilian Macedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 83 minutes, Christiano Freitas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Apucarena and the Do ABC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Do ABC's Belchior Simão got a free kick in the 85th minute. Zézinho Furtado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Robin Apsden tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Belchior Simão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Guilherme Marques having to interfere. If Belchior Simão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the final whistle sounded Do ABC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Apucarena.