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Prazeres
Spectators: 6557 (Terracing: 5382, Seating: 1150, VIP seats: 25) Prazeres's Chicão Chaves 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. In the 6th minute Chicão Chaves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iuri Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Mauriti FC's goal looked a bit too open when Chicão Chaves came free, but Iuri Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. João Pedro Neto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chicão Chaves recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 14 minutes into the game, Chicão Chaves was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Prazeres's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mauriti FC the free kick. In the 17th minute, Daniel Prestes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Silvinho Custódio was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Daniel Prestes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvinho Custódio having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Prestes in the 36th minute of play forced Prazeres's goalkeeper Silvinho Custódio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chicão Chaves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Iuri Mendes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mauriti FC's goalkeeper Iuri Mendes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 42nd minute Chicão Chaves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iuri Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Prazeres players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mauriti FC were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pedro Luís Severo to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Chicão Chaves notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Mauriti FC's Iuri Mendes. Iuri Mendes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nelsinho Cearense's late challenge caught a Prazeres's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nelsinho Cearense helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Mauriti FC's Nelsinho Cearense got a free kick in the 57th minute. The audience was convinced that João Pedro Neto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iuri Mendes was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. After 58 minutes, João Pedro Neto made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Mauriti FC's Iuri Mendes tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 65th minute, Ulisses Oliveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 67 minutes, Giovani Mattos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mauriti FC and the Prazeres players grew even worse after the yellow card. 70 minutes into the match, Prazeres's Elivélton Moreno broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After having played for 77 minutes, Daniel Prestes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mauriti FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Prestes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 79 minutes into the game, Chicão Chaves cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Iuri Mendes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pedro Luís Severo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 87 minutes into the game, Frédson Guimarães was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mauriti FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Prazeres the free kick. In the 87th minute, Frédson Guimarães hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Chicão Chaves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iuri Mendes was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. If Pedro Luís Severo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Chicão Chaves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Prazeres's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.