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Jacuripe
Spectators: 7051 (Terracing: 5397, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sandrinho Nogueira took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Alexsandro Meireles came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Jacuripe 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 Alexsandro Meireles couldn't finish the play. Sandrinho Nogueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Jacuripe's goalkeeper Wesley Vieira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sandrinho Nogueira struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Wesley Vieira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Palestino FC. Wesley Vieira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Augusto Barbosa in the 15th minute of the match. Allan Bastos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Francisco Pontes made a huge save. Allan Bastos let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 20th minute shot 1-0 at rihgt post. In the 22nd match minute, Jacuripe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manoel Barbosa to maneuver through the defense. Carlos Augusto Barbosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Wesley Vieira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Francisco Pontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexsandro Meireles in the 38th minute of the match. Francisco Pontes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Allan Bastos in the 40th minute. If Carlos Augusto Barbosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gilmar Freitas during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Palestino FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 54th minute. Penalty! After having played for 63 minutes, Alexsandro Meireles managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Jacuripe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alexsandro Meireles was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 64th minute, Vitinho Paiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Augusto Barbosa got free with Wesley Vieira in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 76th minute, Jacuripe's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Carlos Augusto Barbosa fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 79 minutes into the match, Palestino FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alexsandro Meireles came free, but Francisco Pontes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute Acácio Salles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wesley Vieira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Allan Bastos in the 86th minute of play forced Palestino FC's goalkeeper Francisco Pontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Acácio Salles hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. In the 88th minute, Allan Bastos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Augusto Barbosa got free with Wesley Vieira in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Carlos Augusto Barbosa came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the Palestino FC 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 Carlos Augusto Barbosa couldn't finish the play. Jacuripe's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.