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Arena Saracura
Spectators: 7074 (Terracing: 5414, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 0) Maurinho Ramos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Washington Rocha made a huge save. 12 minutes into the match, E.C Saracura's Ademar Lopes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Washington Rocha narrowly saved just below the crossbar. E.C Saracura's Carlos Fernando Severo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cauan Ferraz in the 14th minute of play. Mateus Rocha kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Mathias Guerra, 16 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Breno Alcântara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Fernando Severo having to interfere. Cauan Ferraz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Carlos Fernando Severo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Breno Alcântara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 27 minutes into the game, Raí Corrêa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Matriz's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave E.C Saracura the free kick. In the 27th match minute, Matriz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raí Corrêa to maneuver through the defense. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when E.C Saracura's Ademar Lopes in the 31st minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Washington Rocha was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Matriz through an amazing save. Carlos Fernando Severo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Breno Alcântara went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Carlos Fernando Severo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Breno Alcântara, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. In the 45th minute, Raí Corrêa 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. After the first half Matriz were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cauan Ferraz was the one to do the kick off. Adelino Silveira hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Washington Rocha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ademar Lopes's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. The audience was convinced that Cauan Ferraz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Fernando Severo was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, E.C Saracura's Dagoberto Veloso got a free kick in the 64th minute. Carlos Fernando Severo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Breno Alcântara in the 68th minute. In the 84th minute of the match Mathias Guerra sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Carlos Fernando Severo skillfully saved the ball. A hard shot by Edmílson Rossi from long distance, 97 minutes into the match, got Carlos Fernando Severo's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Matriz walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.