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SAFARI CHIC
Spectators: 6654 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fábio Lira kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, SAFARI FOOTBALL CLUB's José Augusto Leite got a free kick in the 3rd minute. When SUSSUARANA FC's Fábio Lira in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SAFARI FOOTBALL CLUB's goalie prevented a goal. SUSSUARANA FC were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after SAFARI FOOTBALL CLUB's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Wilson Sergipano took the corner. When Fábio Lira came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the SUSSUARANA FC 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 Fábio Lira couldn't finish the play. Fabrício Viana kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Jerônimo de Medeiros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Telmo Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Inácio Saldanha in the 15th minute of play. After 17 minutes, Fabrício Viana mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SAFARI FOOTBALL CLUB and the SUSSUARANA FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 24th match minute, SUSSUARANA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fábio Lira to maneuver through the defense. Caio Coelho took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 25th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Telmo Esteves. SUSSUARANA FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Jerônimo de Medeiros came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the SUSSUARANA FC 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 Jerônimo de Medeiros couldn't finish the play. Jerônimo de Medeiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Dênis Soeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sandro Guerra during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Inácio Saldanha stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Jerônimo de Medeiros came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the SUSSUARANA FC 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 Jerônimo de Medeiros couldn't finish the play. 56 minutes into the match, Gino Carioca had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dênis Soeiro. SAFARI FOOTBALL CLUB's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gino Carioca was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Inácio Saldanha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Telmo Esteves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st match minute, SUSSUARANA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fábio Lira to maneuver through the defense. During the 72nd minute of the match José Augusto Leite completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave José Augusto Leite a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to SAFARI FOOTBALL CLUB getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. José Augusto Leite hit a great ball. Jerônimo de Medeiros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dênis Soeiro having to interfere. 81 minutes into the match, SAFARI FOOTBALL CLUB's goalkeeper Dênis Soeiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jerônimo de Medeiros. The supporters of SUSSUARANA FC booed when SAFARI FOOTBALL CLUB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adilson Lopez didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Adilson Lopez managed to get in a good position for a shot. SAFARI FOOTBALL CLUB's supporters rose to their feet, but Adilson Lopez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Telmo Esteves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 93rd minute, Emerson Rossi 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.