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Papuri
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dráuzio Mesquita kicked off to start the match. The goalkeeper, Zé Roberto Vander, was totally fooled by Taubate F.C's Wiliam Gonçalves, who 5 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Luiz Eduardo Torres's late challenge caught a Taubate F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luiz Eduardo Torres helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Taubate F.C booed when Problematico FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Eduardo Torres didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dráuzio Mesquita in the 12th minute of play forced Taubate F.C's goalkeeper Hugo Garcia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Taubate F.C's Luisinho Alcântara got a free kick in the 12th minute. Taubate F.C's Hugo Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toninho Catarinense in the 18th minute of play. Murillo Nunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 36th minute, Taubate F.C's José Carlos Paraibano seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed José Carlos Paraibano the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Taubate F.C protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and José Carlos Paraibano had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 35 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Taubate F.C! Ian Terra hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Problematico FC's Dráuzio Mesquita got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastião da Costa in the 45th minute of play forced Taubate F.C's goalkeeper Hugo Garcia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Taubate F.C's Hugo Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toninho Catarinense in the 46th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Wiliam Gonçalves made a kick off. Zé Roberto Vander stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wiliam Gonçalves's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. If Wiliam Gonçalves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Hugo Garcia acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 60th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Celso Pombal. In the 62ndth minute of the game Wiliam Gonçalves who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Problematico FC's Zé Roberto Vander was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Taubate F.C's Hugo Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toninho Catarinense in the 68th minute of play. The long shot by Natanael de Medeiros in the 69th minute really tested Hugo Garcia's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. A collision led to Problematico FC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Afonso Nunes hit a great ball. If Wiliam Gonçalves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 75 minutes into the match, Murillo Nunes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zé Roberto Vander. Problematico FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Murillo Nunes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Hugo Garcia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dráuzio Mesquita in the 81st minute of play. A collision led to Taubate F.C getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Luisinho Alcântara hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dráuzio Mesquita in the 83rd minute of play forced Taubate F.C's goalkeeper Hugo Garcia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Murillo Nunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 88th minute Wiliam Gonçalves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Roberto Vander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Taubate F.C booed when Problematico FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dráuzio Mesquita didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hugo Garcia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dráuzio Mesquita in the 94th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Taubate F.C's Luisinho Alcântara got a free kick in the 94th minute. There was no doubt that Taubate F.C were the better team. Taubate F.C's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.