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Estádio Platense
Spectators: 7227 (Terracing: 5422, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) Juarês Salgado started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Romário Torres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juarês Salgado, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 8th minute of the game. One of Calamar:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mataruca:s goal. 12 minutes into the match, Calamar's goal looked a bit too open when Tião das Neves came free, but Afonso Vasconcelos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tião das Neves during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Calamar booed when Mataruca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benjamim de Souza didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Tião das Neves came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Mataruca 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 Tião das Neves couldn't finish the play. Tião das Neves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tião das Neves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 33rd minute, Tião das Neves 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. In the 35th minute Cristian do Vale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afonso Vasconcelos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Calamar's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian do Vale came free, but Afonso Vasconcelos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Afonso Vasconcelos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tião das Neves went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 44 minutes into the match, Mataruca's Tião das Neves sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Afonso Vasconcelos narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tião das Neves was the one to do the kick off. Cristian do Vale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonso Vasconcelos having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tião das Neves in the 54th minute of play forced Calamar's goalkeeper Afonso Vasconcelos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juarês Salgado might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Romário Torres. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Juarês Salgado ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tião das Neves in the 57th minute of play forced Calamar's goalkeeper Afonso Vasconcelos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Calamar getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Luiz Fernando Trigo hit a great ball. Afonso Vasconcelos came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by Mataruca's Walmir Rosa. But to his dismay, Walmir Rosa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Afonso Vasconcelos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tião das Neves in the 67th minute of play. After 69 played minutes Mataruca got a freekick which was hit by Cacá Aparecido. 72 minutes into the match, Calamar's goal looked a bit too open when Tião das Neves came free, but Afonso Vasconcelos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 80 minutes in the game, Cristian do Vale fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Afonso Vasconcelos having to interfere. If Tião das Neves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tião das Neves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Afonso Vasconcelos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Afonso Vasconcelos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tião das Neves in the 86th minute of the match. In the 89th minute Tião das Neves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afonso Vasconcelos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Juarês Salgado in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Romário Torres saved Mataruca from getting behind. Christian Matos kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian do Vale got free with Afonso Vasconcelos in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mataruca's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.