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Urbano Caldeira
Spectators: 7574 (Terracing: 5682, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dadá Donato got the match started through his kick off. Arnaldo Macedo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 2nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Valdomiro Bertassi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luiz Alcântara hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Dadá Donato might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Téo Bezerra. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dadá Donato ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice moves Cafu Peres could shoot a difficult shot in the 13th minute, which Tião Nunes however easily saved by the left post. Jacus's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Arnaldo Macedo 14 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. In the last second Tião Nunes throw himself and got hold of the ball when Arnaldo Macedo in the 17thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, André de Sousa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jacus's supporters rose to their feet, but André de Sousa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Téo Bezerra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 21 minutes into the match, Arnaldo Macedo notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Jacus's Tião Nunes. Tião Nunes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 25 played minutes Jacus got a freekick which was hit by Murillo Esteves. Tião Nunes made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Luiz Alcântara sent off a good shot on target. The long shot by Valdomiro Bertassi in the 27th minute really tested Tião Nunes's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Tião Nunes made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Cafu Peres sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Jacus's Alexsandro Hermes got a free kick in the 31st minute. A collision led to Jacus getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Hélder Negri hit a great ball. 45 minutes into the game, SantasticFC's Cafu Peres nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tião Nunes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. The supporters of SantasticFC booed when Jacus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dadá Donato didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Arnaldo Macedo made the kick off in the second half. Tião Nunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Macedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 55th match minute, Jacus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dadá Donato to maneuver through the defense. Luiz Alcântara took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 56th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tião Nunes. Jacus's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Tião Nunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Macedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 60 played minutes Jacus got a freekick which was hit by Dadá Donato. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Cafu Peres managed to get in a good position for a shot. SantasticFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cafu Peres was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tião Nunes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Téo Bezerra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dadá Donato in the 63rd minute. Murillo Esteves kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Tião Nunes came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by SantasticFC's Arnaldo Macedo. But to his dismay, Arnaldo Macedo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. 5-0 became the score in the 74th minute when Arnaldo Macedo elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Cafu Peres came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the SantasticFC 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 Cafu Peres couldn't finish the play. Tião Nunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnaldo Macedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After a rather tough play, Jacus's Murillo Esteves got a free kick in the 82nd minute. In the 83rd minute Luiz Alcântara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tião Nunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SantasticFC's Arnaldo Macedo got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 88 minutes into the game, Cafu Peres was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SantasticFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Jacus the free kick. In the 88th minute, Cafu Peres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dalmo Xavier struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Tião Nunes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SantasticFC. Tião Nunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Macedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. André de Sousa struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Téo Bezerra didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Jacus. SantasticFC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.