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ARENA IM FC
Spectators: 7111 (Terracing: 5418, Seating: 1550, VIP seats: 143) Irmãos Medeiros FC's Vito Peres started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 2 minutes into the game, Gilvan Quintal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Jaguar Futebol Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Irmãos Medeiros FC the free kick. The supporters of Irmãos Medeiros FC booed when Jaguar Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilvan Quintal didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Almir Araújo managed to avoid a goal in the 4thth minute, when Irmãos Medeiros FC's Manuel Abreu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Vito Peres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leonardo Bezerra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hílton Prata having to interfere. Manuel Abreu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Almir Araújo having to interfere. The referee gave Jaguar Futebol Clube a penalty, 22 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Delfim da Fonseca, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Irmãos Medeiros FC's Hílton Prata. 0-1. A hard shot by Pedro Augusto Cerezo from long distance, 25 minutes into the match, got Almir Araújo's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. When Rodrigo Goiano came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Irmãos Medeiros 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 Rodrigo Goiano couldn't finish the play. Almir Araújo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Manuel Abreu in the 44th minute. Vito Peres was extremely unlucky when he, in the 45th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leonardo Bezerra made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Irmãos Medeiros FC's Albertinho Nascimento got a free kick in the 51st minute. Carlos Augusto Paes's late challenge caught a Irmãos Medeiros FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carlos Augusto Paes helped the player get up and apologised. After 54 played minutes Jaguar Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Augusto Paes. 56 minutes in the game, Manuel Abreu dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. In the 62nd minute of the match Irmãos Medeiros FC got a corner. Jaguar Futebol Clube's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Magno Velasco ran over to the corner to take the kick. Irmãos Medeiros FC's Magno Velasco was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Almir Araújo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. If Vito Peres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Vito Peres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Almir Araújo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Abreu in the 72nd minute of the match. Manuel Abreu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rodrigo Goiano blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Almir Araújo having to make a save. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Jaguar Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Almir Araújo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 96 minutes into the game, Leonardo Bezerra was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Jaguar Futebol Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Irmãos Medeiros FC the free kick. In the 96th minute, Leonardo Bezerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Jaguar Futebol Clube supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Jaguar Futebol Clube would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.