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Buru Niliii
Spectators: 7281 (Terracing: 5463, Seating: 1674, VIP seats: 144) Maktub's Cafu Salgado 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. Kléberson Cavalcante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cafu Salgado, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 10th minute, one of Maktub:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Maktub. In the 13th minute there was a penalty for A.E. ARAÇATUBA. Merdin Bellamy stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sidnei Pirani. 0-1. Tiaguinho Zonta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sandrinho Velasco blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sidnei Pirani having to make a save. Sidnei Pirani came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by A.E. ARAÇATUBA's Sandrinho Velasco. But to his dismay, Sandrinho Velasco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The A.E. ARAÇATUBA fans' excitement grew in the 35th match minute when A.E. ARAÇATUBA's Tiaguinho Zonta looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 39 minutes into the match, A.E. ARAÇATUBA's goalkeeper Kléberson Cavalcante had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Reynaldo Aguiar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tiaguinho Zonta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sandrinho Velasco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sandrinho Velasco charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sandrinho Velasco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sandrinho Velasco hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. 61 minutes into the match, Maktub's goalkeeper Sidnei Pirani had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tiaguinho Zonta. A.E. ARAÇATUBA's Paulo José de Souza managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Romário Machado in the 63 minute of the game. When the match clock showed 63 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Tiaguinho Zonta sped through Maktub's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sidnei Pirani. Maurinho Rosado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kléberson Cavalcante having to interfere. Tiaguinho Zonta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Sidnei Pirani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 73 minutes into the game, Romário Machado threw the ball into play from the sideline. A.E. ARAÇATUBA's Paulo José de Souza quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Sidnei Pirani made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Tiaguinho Zonta sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reynaldo Aguiar in the 75th minute of play forced A.E. ARAÇATUBA's goalkeeper Kléberson Cavalcante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cafu Salgado in the 78th minute of play forced A.E. ARAÇATUBA's goalkeeper Kléberson Cavalcante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tiaguinho Zonta in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sidnei Pirani saved Maktub from getting behind. Tiaguinho Zonta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sidnei Pirani having to interfere. Maurinho Rosado kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Maktub's Cafu Salgado got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.