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Ararica
Spectators: 7007 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 50) Zé Paulo Meireles made the kick off and thus started the match. Otávio Albuquerque sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Muniz Sport Club getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Cláudio Valladares hit a great ball. Otávio Albuquerque sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Muniz Sport Club getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Aloísio Ferraz hit a great ball. Otávio Albuquerque fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eriberto Recife having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Otávio Albuquerque in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eriberto Recife prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Raí de Almeida charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Raí de Almeida the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Ararica FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Raí de Almeida hit a great ball. If Joaquim Severo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 40th minute Elói de Medeiros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Guilherme Garcia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Otávio Albuquerque got free with Eriberto Recife in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After the first half Muniz Sport Club were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Otávio Albuquerque to make the kick off. Aloísio Ferraz hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Eriberto Recife stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Otávio Albuquerque's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. After a rather tough play, Muniz Sport Club's Aloísio Ferraz got a free kick in the 54th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Ararica FC's zone, Zé Paulo Meireles stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luiz Guilherme Garcia came out of the goal and Zé Paulo Meireles tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zé Paulo Meireles's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luiz Guilherme Garcia read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. 66 minutes into the game, Zé Paulo Meireles lined in a short shot 0-2 behind a frustrated Luiz Guilherme Garcia. Otávio Albuquerque's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eriberto Recife read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. In the 76th minute Otávio Albuquerque shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eriberto Recife saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zé Paulo Meireles blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luiz Guilherme Garcia having to make a save. After 84 minutes Ararica FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joaquim Severo who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Joaquim Severo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ararica FC's Luiz Guilherme Garcia did a great save. In the 87th minute Zé Paulo Meireles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Guilherme Garcia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nuno Freitas hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Zé Paulo Meireles might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luiz Guilherme Garcia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zé Paulo Meireles ran back to his position shaking his head.