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Estádio Redencao
Spectators: 7297 (Terracing: 5474, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 145) Yuri Cardozo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 2nd match minute, XMEN FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nildo Melo to maneuver through the defense. João Paulo de Carvalho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Fellipe Ferreira made a huge save. Régis Viana kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. If Daniel Senon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. João Paulo de Carvalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fellipe Ferreira having to interfere. In the 29th minute Adilson Garcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Betão Hoffmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in XMEN FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 32nd minute. Penalty! 34 minutes into the match, Gil Negri had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Betão Hoffmann. XMEN FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gil Negri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Daniel Senon might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fellipe Ferreira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daniel Senon ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Régis Viana during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Palmelo FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Régis Viana hit a great ball. João Paulo de Carvalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fellipe Ferreira having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when João Paulo de Carvalho stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Betão Hoffmann made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Romário Cruz sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Cláudio Figueiredo managed to get in a good position for a shot. XMEN FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cláudio Figueiredo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fellipe Ferreira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fellipe Ferreira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from João Paulo de Carvalho went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Jaime Bezerra's late challenge caught a Palmelo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jaime Bezerra helped the player get up and apologised. Fellipe Ferreira didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when XMEN FC's Daniel Senon shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 72nd minute XMEN FC were awarded a corner. Nildo Melo went to the cornerflag to take it. Nildo Melo made a great header on XMEN FC's corner, it was just that Palmelo FC's Fellipe Ferreira managed to reach the ball for a save. Daniel Senon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fellipe Ferreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Paulo de Carvalho in the 75th minute of the match. Fellipe Ferreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Paulo de Carvalho in the 79th minute of play. Fellipe Ferreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Paulo de Carvalho in the 84th minute of the match. 92 minutes into the match, XMEN FC's João Paulo de Carvalho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fellipe Ferreira narrowly saved just below the crossbar.