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Bileca Stadium
Spectators: 7201 (Terracing: 5402, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) Mataruca's Tião das Neves 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. Luiz Guilherme Neto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romário Torres having to interfere. Jacinto Recife showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tião das Neves in the 8th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Tião das Neves managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mataruca's supporters rose to their feet, but Tião das Neves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacinto Recife breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jacinto Recife made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tião das Neves in the 13th minute of play. Jacinto Recife showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cacá Aparecido in the 19th minute of the match. Jacinto Recife showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tião das Neves in the 22nd minute of the match. After 26 minutes of play, Mataruca's Walmir Rosa made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jacinto Recife was left in no man's land by his defense there! 29 minutes into the match, JMS Bileca's goal looked a bit too open when Tião das Neves came free, but Jacinto Recife reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute Benjamim de Souza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacinto Recife saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Mataruca's zone, Luiz Guilherme Neto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Romário Torres came out of the goal and Luiz Guilherme Neto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jacinto Recife made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cacá Aparecido in the 33rd minute of play. In the 34th minute Cristian do Vale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacinto Recife saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute, Cacá Aparecido ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jacinto Recife was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Enrique Tasso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacinto Recife having to interfere. Jacinto Recife made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian do Vale in the 46th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luiz Guilherme Neto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the JMS Bileca defense, Cacá Aparecido kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jacinto Recife. The JMS Bileca fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jacinto Recife should have stopped the shot. In the 56th minute Benjamim de Souza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacinto Recife saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. JMS Bileca's Jacinto Recife played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tião das Neves in the 57th minute of play. Tião das Neves received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jacinto Recife came out and tried to block the shot, but Tião das Neves slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 59th minute. In the 62nd minute, Mataruca's Enrique Tasso dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. Benjamim de Souza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacinto Recife having to interfere. 67 minutes into the match, JMS Bileca's goal looked a bit too open when Cacá Aparecido came free, but Jacinto Recife reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, JMS Bileca's Zé Paulo Madureira got a free kick in the 68th minute. Mataruca's Pedrinho Miranda shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 69th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Jacinto Recife but with some difficulty. Pedrinho Miranda's late challenge caught a JMS Bileca's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pedrinho Miranda helped the player get up and apologised. In the 72nd match minute, Mataruca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedrinho Miranda to maneuver through the defense. In the 74th minute, Cristian do Vale made a precise shot to the right of Jacinto Recife. JMS Bileca's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. In the 77th match minute, JMS Bileca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Paulo Madureira to maneuver through the defense. Mataruca's Pedrinho Miranda got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. JMS Bileca's Jacinto Recife proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save JMS Bileca from getting a goal against them. In the 84thth minute of the game Tião das Neves who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but JMS Bileca's Jacinto Recife was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 86th match minute, Mataruca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamim de Souza to maneuver through the defense. JMS Bileca's Jacinto Recife played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enrique Tasso in the 91st minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, JMS Bileca's goal looked a bit too open when Cacá Aparecido came free, but Jacinto Recife reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jacinto Recife showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamim de Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Mataruca played a much better game than JMS Bileca and deserved their victory. The JMS Bileca players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.