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Ararunaquara
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Elvis Tek started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. José Carlos Moura's late challenge caught a Arara azul's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. José Carlos Moura helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Neymarinho's José Carlos Moura got a free kick in the 5th minute. Edvaldo Vale kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Dieguinho Diniz hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Wit Panasewicz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of José Maria de Amorim's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. The supporters of Neymarinho booed when Arara azul was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Fernando Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Arara azul's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Silva came free, but Wit Panasewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Neymarinho's goalkeeper Leopoldo da Mata had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by João Adolfo Magalhães. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Neymarinho's goalkeeper Leopoldo da Mata, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. José Maria de Amorim took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wit Panasewicz. Wit Panasewicz 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. In the 23rd minute, Cauan Velasco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Elvis Tek kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Leopoldo da Mata. That made the score 1-1 in the 24 minute of play. When José Maria de Amorim came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Neymarinho 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 José Maria de Amorim couldn't finish the play. Leopoldo da Mata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elvis Tek in the 34th minute of the match. João Adolfo Magalhães scored 2-1 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leopoldo da Mata, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Leopoldo da Mata made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlos Fernando Costa in the 38th minute. João Adolfo Magalhães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arara azul's Wit Panasewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Maria de Amorim in the 44th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. José Maria de Amorim was the one to do the kick off. Arara azul's Wit Panasewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Maria de Amorim in the 54th minute of play. In the 57th minute, João Adolfo Magalhães made a precise shot to the right of Leopoldo da Mata. Neymarinho's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. João Adolfo Magalhães fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leopoldo da Mata having to interfere. Leopoldo da Mata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Adolfo Magalhães in the 62nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Elvis Tek in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leopoldo da Mata prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by João Adolfo Magalhães during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Arara azul's João Adolfo Magalhães got a free kick in the 67th minute. 74 minutes into the game, Edvaldo Vale threw the ball into play from the sideline. Arara azul's Raimundo Dionísio quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. With 79 minutes on the clock, Manfredo Brodel commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Wit Panasewicz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jorge Silva in the 82nd minute. In the 84th minute, Cauan Velasco 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. José Maria de Amorim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jorge Silva got free with Wit Panasewicz in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. José Maria de Amorim's late challenge caught a Arara azul's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. José Maria de Amorim helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Arara azul booed when Neymarinho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Maria de Amorim didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpected shot in the 95th minute by José Maria de Amorim got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Arara azul fans cheered their team off the field, for while Neymarinho had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.