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Papuda
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ezequiel Velloso kicked off to start the match. Pedro Paulo Salles kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Serafim Leme got free with Pedro Luiz de Sousa in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alexandre Trevisan kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Serafim Leme could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Pedro Luiz de Sousa made a huge save. If Ezequiel Velloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 11 minutes into the match, Goitacazes's goalkeeper Pedro Luiz de Sousa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Serafim Leme. In the 15th minute, Marcinho de Queiroz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Papuda FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Cléberson Mattos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandre Trevisan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Reinaldo Nascimento managed to get in a good position for a shot. Goitacazes's supporters rose to their feet, but Reinaldo Nascimento was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cléberson Mattos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Papuda FC's Cléberson Mattos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexsandro Peres in the 26th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Alexsandro Peres's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cléberson Mattos was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Serafim Leme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Pedro Luiz de Sousa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With splendid footwork Ezequiel Velloso arrived in front of goal to shoot 2-0 by the left pole in the game's 35th minute. Alexsandro Peres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cléberson Mattos having to interfere. Pedro Luiz de Sousa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Serafim Leme in the 41st minute. Pedro Luiz de Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ezequiel Velloso, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Cléberson Mattos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reinaldo Nascimento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Luiz de Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ezequiel Velloso in the 46th minute of the match. In the 48th minute, one of Papuda FC: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 Papuda FC. In the 49th minute there was a penalty for Goitacazes. Pedro Paulo Salles stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Cléberson Mattos. 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alexsandro Peres was the one to do the kick off. Pedro Luiz de Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafim Leme, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. If Wanderson Madureira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cléberson Mattos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexsandro Peres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ezequiel Velloso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Pedro Luiz de Sousa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 69 minutes, Serafim Leme made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Goitacazes's Pedro Luiz de Sousa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Reinaldo Nascimento succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-2 in the 73rd playminute. In the 78th minute, Alexsandro Peres got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Reinaldo Nascimento got free with Cléberson Mattos in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 84 played minutes Goitacazes got a freekick which was hit by Alexandre Trevisan. 86 minutes into the match, Papuda FC's goalkeeper Cléberson Mattos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Reinaldo Nascimento. Cléberson Mattos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexsandro Peres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 95 played minutes Papuda FC got a freekick which was hit by Luisão Magalhães. Papuda FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.