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Pacas
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Raimundo Damião in the 3rd minute of play forced Pacas's goalkeeper Simão Guedes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raimundo Damião took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Simão Guedes. Simão Guedes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Simão Guedes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raimundo Damião in the 13th minute of the match. In the 15th match minute, Exaltacao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raimundo Damião to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th minute Eduardo Nóbrega shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Júnior Arruda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Simão Guedes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raimundo Damião in the 24th minute of play. William Bittencourt came free with the goalkeeper in the 26th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Júnior Arruda could save by the left post. A collision led to Exaltacao getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Amadeu Mendes hit a great ball. Júnior Arruda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Nóbrega, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. With a little luck, Exaltacao's Júnior Arruda got control of the ball when Róbson Couto tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 36th minute, Hélio Zilles made a precise shot to the right of Simão Guedes. Pacas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Raimundo Damião received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Simão Guedes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 41 minutes into the game, Bernardinho Cordeiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Simão Guedes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jonathan Fonseca charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jonathan Fonseca the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Pacas getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Jonathan Fonseca hit a great ball.

Exaltacao's Júnior Arruda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Róbson Couto in the 55th minute of play. In the 56th minute, Hélio Zilles 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. Bernardinho Cordeiro hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 63rd minute, Bernardinho Cordeiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Exaltacao fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Eduardo Nóbrega received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Júnior Arruda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 72 minutes, Róbson Couto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pacas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Róbson Couto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Raimundo Damião's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Simão Guedes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. Oséas Barreto kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Bernardinho Cordeiro hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Raimundo Damião sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zé Paulo Teixeira's late challenge caught a Exaltacao's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zé Paulo Teixeira helped the player get up and apologised. In the 87th match minute, Pacas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Paulo Teixeira to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Pacas's Róbson Couto got a free kick in the 88th minute. Júnior Arruda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Nóbrega, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardinho Cordeiro got his second yellow card in the match during the 91st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 92 played minutes Exaltacao got a freekick which was hit by Bernardinho Cordeiro. In the 93rd minute of the match Fabrício Varela shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Júnior Arruda showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 96th minute Alexandre Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Júnior Arruda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Exaltacao's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.