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Spectators: 7087 (Terracing: 5424, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 0) Jairo Cardoso might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sidnei Tande. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jairo Cardoso ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 13th minute Michel Gonçalves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Délio Fantini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sidnei Tande made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jairo Cardoso in the 16th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Macazeira's Eusébio Bezerra sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sidnei Tande narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cícero Antunes kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Macazeira's Jairo Cardoso got a free kick in the 21st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Eusébio Bezerra managed to get in a good position for a shot. Macazeira's supporters rose to their feet, but Eusébio Bezerra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sidnei Tande breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 27 minutes into the match, Jairo Cardoso notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Camel FC's Sidnei Tande. Sidnei Tande was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Macazeira's Eusébio Bezerra got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 36 minutes into the game, Jairo Cardoso cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Sidnei Tande was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jairo Cardoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Sidnei Tande tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Michel Gonçalves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Délio Fantini having to interfere. 46 minutes into the match, Macazeira's goalkeeper Délio Fantini had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nelsinho Figueiredo.

Camel FC's Sidnei Tande played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusébio Bezerra in the 51st minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 56th minute by Eusébio Bezerra got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 57 minutes into the game, Caco Santana was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Camel FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Macazeira the free kick. After 60 minutes of play, Macazeira's Jairo Cardoso made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sidnei Tande was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Jairo Cardoso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Délio Fantini went to the wrong direction when Rubens Neves was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Sidnei Tande showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusébio Bezerra in the 70th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, Macazeira's goal looked a bit too open when Michel Gonçalves came free, but Délio Fantini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Camel FC defense, Jairo Cardoso kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sidnei Tande. The Camel FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sidnei Tande should have stopped the shot. Sidnei Tande showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusébio Bezerra in the 81st minute of the match. If Nelsinho Figueiredo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luiz Eduardo de Lara during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When the match was over Macazeira could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Camel FC throughout the match.