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Estádio Quixaba
Spectators: 6623 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Hamílton Cordeiro made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the match, Hamílton Cordeiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aírton Almeida. Estrela Vermelha's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hamílton Cordeiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. A collision led to Estrela Vermelha getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Dalmo Peres hit a great ball. Quixaba Futebol clube's Naldo Gomes shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 6th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Aírton Almeida but with some difficulty. Hamílton Cordeiro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Aírton Almeida came out and tried to block the shot, but Hamílton Cordeiro slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Nascimento in the 10th minute of play forced Estrela Vermelha's goalkeeper Aírton Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. David Nascimento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 18th minute, Ronaldão Oliveira made a precise shot to the right of Marcinho Saldanha. Quixaba Futebol clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. After some careless play in the Quixaba Futebol clube defense, Dalmo Peres kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcinho Saldanha. The Quixaba Futebol clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcinho Saldanha should have stopped the shot. Ronaldão Oliveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tomé Fantini scored 3-3 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcinho Saldanha, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hamílton Cordeiro got free with Aírton Almeida in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Quixaba Futebol clube's zone, Tomé Fantini stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcinho Saldanha came out of the goal and Tomé Fantini tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 37th minute, Pedro Luiz Soares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Júnior Passos kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Quixaba Futebol clube's Júnior Passos got a free kick in the 46th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ronaldão Oliveira in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcinho Saldanha saved Quixaba Futebol clube from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ronaldão Oliveira got free with Marcinho Saldanha in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fernandinho Berger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Marcinho Saldanha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Quixaba Futebol clube's Marcinho Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dalmo Peres in the 60th minute of play. When Tomé Fantini fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Estrela Vermelha's protests and gave Tomé Fantini a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Estrela Vermelha's Tomé Fantini got a free kick in the 66th minute. In the 71st minute Dalmo Peres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcinho Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Quixaba Futebol clube's goalkeeper Marcinho Saldanha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ronaldão Oliveira. Tomé Fantini scored 4-4 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcinho Saldanha, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Quixaba Futebol clube's Gino Branco got a free kick in the 84th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Vitinho Quirino kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcinho Saldanha. That made the score 4-5 in the 86 minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, Ronaldão Oliveira dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Marcinho Saldanha, 4-6. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Estrela Vermelha had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.