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Tauatu
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Tauatu's Geovânio de Souza started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 7 minutes into the match, Tauatu's Dráuzio Neves sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Guto Brito narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 12 played minutes, Tauatu's Jailson Madureira shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Guto Brito came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Tauatu reached it. In the 13th match minute, Tauatu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jailson Madureira to maneuver through the defense. In the 14th minute of the match Cristóvão Marquez shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pedro Paulo Pontes showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Guto Brito made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dráuzio Neves in the 18th minute. Guto Brito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geovânio de Souza in the 19th minute of play. Geovânio de Souza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Guto Brito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dráuzio Neves in the 28thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Guto Brito, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The supporters of Tauatu booed when PALHAÇADA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Barros didn't get a good kick on the ball. Geovânio de Souza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 31st minute, Elói Cardozo 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. The audience was convinced that Nuno Custódio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Paulo Pontes was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. If Geovânio de Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dário Saraiva's late challenge caught a Tauatu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dário Saraiva helped the player get up and apologised. Dário Saraiva kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Geovânio de Souza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Guto Brito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dráuzio Neves recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Tauatu's defense didn't have a chance, in the 59th minute, when Sandrinho Netto scored to the left of an out of position Pedro Paulo Pontes, making the score, 0-1. Tauatu's Pedro Paulo Pontes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sandrinho Netto in the 72nd minute of play. In the 75th minute, Geovânio de Souza made a precise shot to the right of Guto Brito. PALHAÇADA FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. 90 minutes into the match, Dráuzio Neves notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of PALHAÇADA FC's Guto Brito. Guto Brito was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 96 minutes into the game, Geovânio de Souza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Guto Brito was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. For all the effort they put into the match, the PALHAÇADA FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Tauatu.