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MC Stadium
Spectators: 7197 (Terracing: 5399, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) Aurelio Chaime showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cláudio Reis, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Jorginho Coutinho kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. When Dorival da Rocha fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arapira SC's protests and gave Dorival da Rocha a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Arapira SC's Dorival da Rocha got a free kick in the 5th minute. After a rather tough play, Arapira SC's Isaltino Recife got a free kick in the 7th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Monte Cristo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dorival da Rocha came free, but Aurelio Chaime reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Monte Cristo FC defense, Eliseu Vieira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aurelio Chaime. The Monte Cristo FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aurelio Chaime should have stopped the shot. Aurelio Chaime made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cláudio Reis in the 14th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eliseu Vieira during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 19th match minute, Arapira SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliseu Vieira to maneuver through the defense. Aurelio Chaime showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cláudio Reis in the 22nd minute of the match. When Eliseu Vieira came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Arapira SC 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 Eliseu Vieira couldn't finish the play. Eliseu Vieira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurelio Chaime having to interfere. Aurelio Chaime showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cláudio Reis in the 33rd minute of the match. If Cláudio Reis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luís Fábio Mendes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorginho Coutinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Monte Cristo FC's Aurelio Chaime played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cláudio Reis in the 43rd minute of play. After the first half Arapira SC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Jorginho Coutinho made the kick off in the second half. Aurelio Chaime showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dorival da Rocha in the 55th minute of the match. 58 minutes into the match, Arapira SC's goal looked a bit too open when Humberto Valladares came free, but Luís Fábio Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, Monte Cristo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eliseu Vieira came free, but Aurelio Chaime reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Cláudio Reis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Humberto Valladares hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. A collision led to Arapira SC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Váldson Lago hit a great ball. In the 77th minute Humberto Valladares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Fábio Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luís Fábio Mendes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Humberto Valladares in the 81st minute of the match. If Humberto Valladares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 87 played minutes Arapira SC got a freekick which was hit by Isaltino Recife. Aurelio Chaime showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseu Vieira in the 93rd minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Arapira SC's Eliseu Vieira slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Aurelio Chaime. That made the score 0-3 after 96 minutes of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Arapira SC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.