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Bacaubas
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Frédson Marques took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cássio Paranaense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Benta's Inácio Loureiro got a free kick in the 9th minute. Bacaubas FC's Rogério Carioca couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 10th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Benta. After 12 played minutes Bacaubas FC got a freekick which was hit by Geraldo Batista. If Pedro Augusto dos Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 16 minutes into the match, Bacaubas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cássio Paranaense came free, but Frédson Marques reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 17 minutes, Pedro Luiz Hermes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Benta and the Bacaubas FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Benta's Cássio Paranaense suffered a sore thigh after 19 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Juan Netto's late challenge caught a Benta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Juan Netto helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Bacaubas FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 19th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Benta a penalty, 21 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Zé Paulo Meira, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Bacaubas FC's Frédson Marques. 0-2. In the 24th minute of the match, Pedro Augusto dos Santos got a very nice opportunity to score, but Josué de Lima was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Pedro Augusto dos Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josué de Lima having to interfere. Pedro Augusto dos Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josué de Lima having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Bacaubas FC's zone, Kaká Queiroz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Frédson Marques came out of the goal and Kaká Queiroz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pedro Luiz Hermes in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Frédson Marques prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rafael Martins made a kick off. Bacaubas FC's Frédson Marques played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kaká Queiroz in the 52nd minute of play. Josué de Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Augusto dos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Josué de Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Augusto dos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ernesto Lira got free with Frédson Marques in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Benta's Ernesto Lira got a free kick in the 70th minute. In the 75thth minute of the game Kaká Queiroz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bacaubas FC's Frédson Marques was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Rafael Martins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Josué de Lima stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pedro Augusto dos Santos's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. Josué de Lima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Martins in the 81st minute of the match. In the 83rd minute Bacaubas FC were awarded a corner. Rogério Carioca went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Benta's goalie and right to Pedro Augusto dos Santos. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Benta's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Ernesto Lira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Bacaubas FC's zone, Ernesto Lira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Frédson Marques came out of the goal and Ernesto Lira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Benta eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.