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Tarrafa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eugênio Araújo kicked off to start the match. Dida Sampaio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kauã Carneiro's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. Telmo Leme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Tarrafa getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Erasmo Martins hit a great ball. Mixto Esporte Clube's Romeu Torres proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Mixto Esporte Clube from getting a goal against them. Romeu Torres made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Samuca Cabral sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugênio Araújo in the 21st minute of play forced Mixto Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Romeu Torres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Basílio Guimarães's late challenge caught a Tarrafa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Basílio Guimarães helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Mixto Esporte Clube fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 22nd minute. Penalty! With a little luck, Mixto Esporte Clube's Romeu Torres got control of the ball when Ivo Baptista tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Eugênio Araújo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 34 minutes of play, Tarrafa's Samuca Cabral made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Romeu Torres was left in no man's land by his defense there! No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Kauã Carneiro made the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the game, Telmo Leme was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mixto Esporte Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tarrafa the free kick. Telmo Leme kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Romeu Torres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugênio Araújo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute Samuca Cabral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romeu Torres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romeu Torres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugênio Araújo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Romeu Torres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugênio Araújo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Tarrafa's zone, Gilson Sabóia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dida Sampaio came out of the goal and Gilson Sabóia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Samuca Cabral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romeu Torres having to interfere. Romeu Torres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugênio Araújo, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Kauã Carneiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dida Sampaio having to interfere. Kauã Carneiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dida Sampaio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. Romeu Torres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugênio Araújo in the 82nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Mixto Esporte Clube defense, Samuca Cabral kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Romeu Torres. The Mixto Esporte Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Romeu Torres should have stopped the shot. If Samuca Cabral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Romeu Torres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugênio Araújo in the 88th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuca Cabral in the 89th minute of play forced Mixto Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Romeu Torres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Mixto Esporte Clube players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Tarrafa.