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Fumeirão
Spectators: 7212 (Terracing: 5410, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Isaltino Pena took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 8 played minutes Maroto AD got a freekick which was hit by Leandro Brito. Víktor Marquez's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 10thth minute, Jefferson Gonçalves skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 16 minutes into the match, Arapiraca FC's Víktor Marquez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jefferson Gonçalves narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jailson Fontes in the 19th minute of play forced Arapiraca FC's goalkeeper Gilson Mandrak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ronaldo Sabóia kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. After 22 minutes, Isaltino Pena mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arapiraca FC and the Maroto AD players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ronaldo Sabóia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilson Mandrak having to interfere. In the 28thth minute of the game Isaltino Pena who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Maroto AD's Jefferson Gonçalves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 30th minute, Víktor Marquez made a precise shot to the right of Jefferson Gonçalves. Maroto AD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After 32 played minutes Arapiraca FC got a freekick which was hit by Leandro Brito. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ronaldo Sabóia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Leandro Brito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kauan Recife in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jefferson Gonçalves saved Maroto AD from getting behind. A collision led to Maroto AD getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Leandro Brito hit a great ball. 58 minutes into the match, Maroto AD's goal looked a bit too open when Víktor Marquez came free, but Jefferson Gonçalves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 62 minutes into the game, Kauan Recife was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arapiraca FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Maroto AD the free kick. The supporters of Maroto AD booed when Arapiraca FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kauan Recife didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jefferson Gonçalves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaltino Pena in the 65th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Sabóia in the 68th minute of play forced Arapiraca FC's goalkeeper Gilson Mandrak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Maroto AD booed when Arapiraca FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Simão Trevisan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 70th minute, Jailson Fontes made a precise shot to the right of Gilson Mandrak. Arapiraca FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 73rd match minute, Maroto AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eusébio Nóbrega to maneuver through the defense. 76 minutes into the game, Geovanni Matorin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Maroto AD's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arapiraca FC the free kick. A collision led to Maroto AD getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Geovanni Matorin hit a great ball. In the 77th minute of the match Ricardinho Amaral shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jefferson Gonçalves showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to Maroto AD getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Glauco Lira hit a great ball. Kauan Recife got his second yellow card in the match during the 89th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 90th match minute, Arapiraca FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kauan Recife to maneuver through the defense. Jefferson Gonçalves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaltino Pena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. For all the effort they put into the match, the Maroto AD players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Arapiraca FC.