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Celestialsão
Spectators: 7203 (Terracing: 5404, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) Christiano Martins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wellington Albuquerque, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christiano Martins stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ademir Maciel's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. In the 12th minute, Wilian Catarinense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Salvatore Maxwell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wellington Albuquerque fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christiano Martins having to interfere. Alfredo Quaresma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerson de Barros, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Carlos Fernando Duarte fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredo Quaresma having to interfere. The supporters of Celestial Futebol Clube booed when Nova Aurora Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulinho Zanette didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 28 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Salvatore Maxwell sped through Nova Aurora Futebol Clube's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Christiano Martins. Christiano Martins made an important save on a dangerous shot by Salvatore Maxwell in the 38th minute. In the 47th minute of the match Hortêncio Bertassi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alfredo Quaresma showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Salvatore Maxwell stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Marcel Tavares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerson de Barros in the 55th minute of play forced Celestial Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Alfredo Quaresma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christiano Martins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ademir Maciel in the 57th minute of play. Nova Aurora Futebol Clube's Christiano Martins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ademir Maciel in the 60th minute of play. Paulinho Zanette fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredo Quaresma having to interfere. Christiano Martins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ademir Maciel, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. If Ademir Maciel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Celestial Futebol Clube's Ademir Maciel in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nova Aurora Futebol Clube's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salvatore Maxwell in the 71st minute of play forced Nova Aurora Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Christiano Martins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Salvatore Maxwell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 73 played minutes Nova Aurora Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Gil Batista. Christiano Martins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salvatore Maxwell in the 74th minute of the match. In the 76thth minute of the game Ademir Maciel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nova Aurora Futebol Clube's Christiano Martins was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 80th play minutes Salvatore Maxwell shot 2-1, a short shot which went by Christiano Martins and just under the crossbar into goal. If Ademir Maciel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christiano Martins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ademir Maciel in the 88th minute of play. When Salvatore Maxwell came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Celestial Futebol Clube fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Salvatore Maxwell couldn't finish the play. 91 minutes into the match, Nova Aurora Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Salvatore Maxwell came free, but Christiano Martins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nilmar Souto charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nilmar Souto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 95 minutes into the game, one of Nova Aurora Futebol Clube:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty.