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Aranau
Spectators: 6674 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1674, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Renatinho Carneiro started the match with the kick off. Armando Britto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 2nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 10 minutes into the match, Aranau's goal looked a bit too open when Manoel Ortiz came free, but Marco Aguiar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elder Barbosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Aguiar having to interfere. Tiago Gabriel Santana charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tiago Gabriel Santana the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to CENTER FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Tiago Gabriel Santana hit a great ball. When the match clock showed 18 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Manoel Ortiz sped through Aranau's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marco Aguiar. After a rather tough play, CENTER FC's Manoel Ortiz got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Aranau's goalkeeper Marco Aguiar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of CENTER FC booed when Aranau was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albertinho Montenegro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 28 minutes, Elder Barbosa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CENTER FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elder Barbosa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When CENTER FC's Manoel Ortiz in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Aranau's goalie prevented a goal. Elder Barbosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Marco Aguiar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manoel Ortiz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Aguiar having to make a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manoel Ortiz in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marco Aguiar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Samuca Mendes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Manoel Ortiz to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Aranau's goal looked a bit too open when Elder Barbosa came free, but Marco Aguiar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edgard Xavier charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edgard Xavier the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Aranau getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Edgard Xavier hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elder Barbosa in the 55th minute of play forced Aranau's goalkeeper Marco Aguiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Aguiar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Armando Britto went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Amauri Leite showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Almir da Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. When Armando Britto fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CENTER FC's protests and gave Armando Britto a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, CENTER FC's Armando Britto got a free kick in the 71st minute. José Augusto Amorim took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 73rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Amauri Leite. CENTER FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Manoel Ortiz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Marco Aguiar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elder Barbosa's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 77thth minute, Marco Aguiar skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Marco Aguiar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manoel Ortiz in the 81st minute of the match. Aranau's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Elder Barbosa 82 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. Elder Barbosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aranau's Marco Aguiar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elder Barbosa in the 91st minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Elder Barbosa reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marco Aguiar. The goal made the score 0-5. CENTER FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.