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Estádio JATOBA
Spectators: 6987 (Terracing: 5387, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 100) In the 3rd minute of the game, Luís Eduardo Paiva landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. 3 minutes into the game, Charles Vides was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Maiquinique EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave JATOBÁ F.C. the free kick. Charles Vides hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. With his leg Vitório Paulista managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when JATOBÁ F.C.'s Elder Monteiro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Elder Monteiro in the 8thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Vitório Paulista, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 11th minute, Ulysses Saldanha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Maiquinique EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When Ulysses Saldanha came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Maiquinique EC 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 Ulysses Saldanha couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emanuel Monteiro during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 41st minute, Mazinho Ferreira 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. Maiquinique EC's Zé Roberto Leal couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 48th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for JATOBÁ F.C.. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cláudio Pirani was the one to do the kick off. In the 56th minute, Elder Monteiro 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. Cláudio Pirani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Wiliam Marquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ulysses Saldanha got free with Wiliam Marquez in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 61 minutes into the game, Delfim de Lima was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. JATOBÁ F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Maiquinique EC the free kick. In the 61st minute, Delfim de Lima hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. JATOBÁ F.C.'s Mazinho Ferreira got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ulysses Saldanha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wiliam Marquez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cláudio Pirani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Delfim de Lima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ulysses Saldanha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wiliam Marquez having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Felippe Guimarães hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cláudio Pirani's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wiliam Marquez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. After 96 minutes of play, JATOBÁ F.C.'s Elder Monteiro made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vitório Paulista was left in no man's land by his defense there! The JATOBÁ F.C. supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Maiquinique EC's performance. The match ended with a win for Maiquinique EC.