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TITANOMAQUIA ARENA
Spectators: 7190 (Terracing: 5394, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Valdomiro Brito started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Maicon Pitta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Sampaio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 8 minutes, Victor Perez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alexrandina EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Victor Perez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Giovani de Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Arnaldo Antunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Evaristo Vander fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alexrandina EC's protests and gave Evaristo Vander a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Titans FC - FDFDF booed when Alexrandina EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evaristo Vander didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nestor Sampaio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Perez, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. The supporters of Titans FC - FDFDF booed when Alexrandina EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evaristo Vander didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arnaldo Antunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdomiro Brito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Victor Perez might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nestor Sampaio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Victor Perez ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 26 minutes, Victor Perez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alexrandina EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Victor Perez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Valdomiro Brito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Alexrandina EC's goalkeeper Arnaldo Antunes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nestor Sampaio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maicon Pitta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnaldo Antunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdomiro Brito in the 41st minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Alexrandina EC's goal looked a bit too open when Valdomiro Brito came free, but Arnaldo Antunes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Victor Perez was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Marcel Vale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Rui Netto fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Titans FC - FDFDF's protests and gave Rui Netto a yellow card for diving instead. Rui Netto hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Valdomiro Brito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnaldo Antunes having to interfere. Victor Perez blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nestor Sampaio having to make a save. When Maicon Pitta came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Alexrandina EC 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 Maicon Pitta couldn't finish the play. Giovani de Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Maicon Pitta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Nestor Sampaio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arnaldo Antunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giovani de Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexrandina EC's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Titans FC - FDFDF had won, even though Alexrandina EC had held more of the ball.