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Tijucucu
Spectators: 7154 (Terracing: 5399, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dagoberto Leme made the kick off which started today's match. Rafa Botelho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilberto de Amaral having to interfere. Rafa Botelho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 9th minute Manoel Machado suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. After a rather tough play, Fuma's Edinho Barros got a free kick in the 9th minute. Téo Carioca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dagoberto Leme, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Téo Carioca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dagoberto Leme in the 20th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Fuma's Diego Prado got a free kick in the 21st minute. Rafa Botelho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilberto de Amaral having to interfere. Hamílton de Azevedo hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. If Rafa Botelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Tijucucu's Hamílton de Azevedo got a free kick in the 47th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rafa Botelho to strike the kick off in the second half. Edinho Barros was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 52nd minute. Fuma's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Gilberto de Amaral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafa Botelho, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute, Rafa Botelho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gilberto de Amaral was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. With his leg Téo Carioca managed to avoid a goal in the 73rdth minute, when Fuma's Edinho Barros fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Rafa Botelho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tijucucu's supporters rose to their feet, but Rafa Botelho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gilberto de Amaral breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 83 played minutes, Fuma's Mathias Alagoano shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Téo Carioca came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Fuma reached it. Rafa Botelho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 90 minutes, Tião Custódio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tijucucu and the Fuma players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Fuma booed when Tijucucu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tião Custódio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Téo Carioca made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edinho Barros in the 92nd minute. Edinho Barros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Téo Carioca having to interfere. Edinho Barros's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Téo Carioca read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 97th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Tijucucu fans cheered their team off the field, for while Fuma had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.