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Candeias
Spectators: 6673 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) Ian Linhares started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 10th minute, Maurinho Silva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aírton Albuquerque received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Luís Guilherme Seco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aírton Albuquerque got free with Luís Guilherme Seco in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Largao booed when Candeias was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anderson Tande didn't get a good kick on the ball. Valdo Ferreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Emílio Barros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anderson Tande kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Candeias's Emílio Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdo Ferreira in the 21st minute of play. Kléberson Guimarães fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emílio Barros having to interfere. After some careless play in the Candeias defense, Kléberson Guimarães kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emílio Barros. The Candeias fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emílio Barros should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Largao getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. César Passos hit a great ball. Candeias's Emílio Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kléberson Guimarães in the 33rd minute of play. Emílio Barros stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kléberson Guimarães's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. In the 35th match minute, Candeias was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juninho Dantas to maneuver through the defense. In the 36thth minute of the game Kléberson Guimarães who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Candeias's Emílio Barros was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kléberson Guimarães in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emílio Barros prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kléberson Guimarães succeeded in the game's 41st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. In the 44thth minute of the game Valdo Ferreira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Candeias's Emílio Barros was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kléberson Guimarães in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emílio Barros prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kléberson Guimarães to make the kick off. In the 55th minute, Valdo Ferreira made a precise shot to the right of Emílio Barros. Candeias's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. After taking down the ball on Largao's corner Kléberson Guimarães fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Emílio Barros quite easily take care of the ball. If Valdo Ferreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. César Passos hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. A collision led to Largao getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Kléberson Guimarães hit a great ball. Ian Linhares's late challenge caught a Largao's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ian Linhares helped the player get up and apologised. If Valdo Ferreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77th minute, Kléberson Guimarães 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. Emílio Barros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kléberson Guimarães, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. When Valdo Ferreira came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Largao fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Valdo Ferreira couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kléberson Guimarães in the 89th minute of play forced Candeias's goalkeeper Emílio Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Largao's Kléberson Guimarães in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Candeias's goalie prevented a goal. When the match was over Largao could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Candeias throughout the match.