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Estádio Gafanhoto
Spectators: 6673 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luiz Guilherme Esteves got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Monsuaba FC's goalkeeper Percival Aguiar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luiz Guilherme Esteves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cássio Veloso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wilton Brito went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nando Velasco during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 19 played minutes Monsuaba FC got a freekick which was hit by Nando Velasco. After recieving a nice pass, Monsuaba FC's Falcão Machado tried to score from far away in the 24th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Wilton Brito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wilton Brito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Cássio Veloso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 37 minutes of play, Monsuaba FC's Wilton Brito made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cássio Veloso was left in no man's land by his defense there! 42 minutes into the match, Gafanhoto's goal looked a bit too open when Almir Quirino came free, but Cássio Veloso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Gafanhoto's zone, Wilton Brito stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cássio Veloso came out of the goal and Wilton Brito tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Gafanhoto's Armando Velasco got a free kick in the 46th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Wilton Brito stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cássio Veloso came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Monsuaba FC's Wilton Brito. But to his dismay, Wilton Brito quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Monsuaba FC's Wilton Brito got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luiz Guilherme Esteves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luiz Guilherme Esteves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 65th minute, Renatinho Araújo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luiz Guilherme Esteves during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Luiz Guilherme Esteves hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute, Wilton Brito 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. 80 minutes into the match, Gafanhoto's goalkeeper Cássio Veloso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wilton Brito. Percival Aguiar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladimir Palmeira in the 81st minute of play. If Serafim Lira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Wilton Brito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Gafanhoto's zone, Serafim Lira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cássio Veloso came out of the goal and Serafim Lira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Gafanhoto fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Monsuaba FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.