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Arena Xapadão
Spectators: 7845 (Terracing: 5885, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Çakabey Eroğul made the kick off which started today's match. Adriano Rodrigues could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 2nd minute of the match, but Björn Åkesson made a huge save. Caio Tróia took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tiaguinho da Cunha. Tiaguinho da Cunha dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 11 minutes into the match, Carona's goal looked a bit too open when Jacinto Paraíba came free, but Björn Åkesson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carona's Björn Åkesson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacinto Paraíba in the 11th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano Rodrigues in the 13th minute of play forced Carona's goalkeeper Björn Åkesson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th match minute, Carona was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celso de Toledo to maneuver through the defense. Tiaguinho da Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Çakabey Eroğul, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Tróia in the 30th minute of play forced Xapetuba Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Tiaguinho da Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Björn Åkesson made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Adriano Rodrigues sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adriano Rodrigues got free with Björn Åkesson in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Tróia in the 37th minute of play forced Xapetuba Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Tiaguinho da Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tiaguinho da Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Çakabey Eroğul, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Björn Åkesson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Soares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 44 minutes, Adriano Rodrigues made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Carona's Björn Åkesson tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Adriano Rodrigues to strike the kick off in the second half. Björn Åkesson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jacinto Paraíba went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Björn Åkesson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Rodrigues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Björn Åkesson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Rodrigues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd minute Çakabey Eroğul shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiaguinho da Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carona's Björn Åkesson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacinto Paraíba in the 68th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Carona's goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Rodrigues came free, but Björn Åkesson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st match minute, Xapetuba Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo Soares to maneuver through the defense. Björn Åkesson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Rodrigues in the 74th minute of the match. The supporters of Xapetuba Futebol Clube booed when Carona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexsandro Magalhães didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 81 minutes Xapetuba Futebol Clube's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Celso de Toledo who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Carona's corner Celso de Toledo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tiaguinho da Cunha quite easily take care of the ball. In the 84th minute, Patrick Neiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Çakabey Eroğul in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tiaguinho da Cunha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Björn Åkesson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrick Neiva in the 87th minute of play. The supporters of Xapetuba Futebol Clube booed when Carona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Breno Recife didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flávio Matos in the 89th minute of play forced Carona's goalkeeper Björn Åkesson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernardo Soares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Xapetuba Futebol Clube had won after a very even match.