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Arena Xurupitas
Spectators: 7259 (Terracing: 5446, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 144) When Sílvio Vergílio fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Exaltacao SS's protests and gave Sílvio Vergílio a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Exaltacao SS fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 5th minute. Penalty! Exaltacao SS:s Luís Fábio Furtado showed great skill when he stopped Paulinho Silva:s penalty. 10 minutes into the match, Exaltacao SS's goalkeeper Luís Fábio Furtado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paulo Renato Bastos. Luís Fábio Furtado made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Paulo Renato Bastos sent off a good shot on target. Adilson França showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dedé Monteiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Adilson França took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Luiz Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adilson França took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dedé Monteiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If André Luiz Moura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adilson França showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dedé Monteiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 25 minutes into the match, André Luiz Moura had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adilson França. XURUPITAS AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that André Luiz Moura was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. A collision led to XURUPITAS AFC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Douglas Pena hit a great ball. Alfredão Cardoso's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Adilson França - 0-2 was put on the score board in the 29th minute. 35 minutes into the match, XURUPITAS AFC's goal looked a bit too open when André Luiz Moura came free, but Adilson França reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 36 minutes, Sílvio Luís Valladares mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the XURUPITAS AFC and the Exaltacao SS players grew even worse after the yellow card. André Luiz Moura received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Adilson França tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dedé Monteiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adilson França. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dedé Monteiro ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of XURUPITAS AFC booed when Exaltacao SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Célio Ceresso didn't get a good kick on the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Isaltino Cavalcante made a kick off. Paulo Renato Bastos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adilson França made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dedé Monteiro in the 56th minute of play. Dedé Monteiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adilson França having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, Douglas Pena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 64 minutes, Dedé Monteiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Exaltacao SS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dedé Monteiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 67 minutes, Paulinho Silva mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the XURUPITAS AFC and the Exaltacao SS players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 67th minute, Paulinho Silva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Isaltino Cavalcante fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Fábio Furtado having to interfere. The supporters of Exaltacao SS booed when XURUPITAS AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Douglas Pena didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Douglas Pena was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 82 minutes had been played. After 83 played minutes XURUPITAS AFC got a freekick which was hit by Douglas Pena. The crowd rose to their feet as Dedé Monteiro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Adilson França. That made the score 0-3 in the 86 minute of play. With a little luck, XURUPITAS AFC's Adilson França got control of the ball when André Luiz Moura tried to sneak it across the goal line. Adilson França showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dedé Monteiro in the 94th minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Exaltacao SS eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.