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Cacutu
Spectators: 7088 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rubinho Pirani got the match started through his kick off. Diogo de Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rubinho Pirani, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Raphael Alcântara kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Cacutu's Giovani de Almeida was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 9th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. When Mapirunga SC's Rubinho Pirani in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cacutu's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Cacutu's zone, Raphael Alcântara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diogo de Sousa came out of the goal and Raphael Alcântara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 24th minute Giovani de Almeida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Túlio Teixeira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Mapirunga SC getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Adrianinho de Queiroz hit a great ball. Raphael Alcântara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Diogo de Sousa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Rubinho Pirani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Diogo de Sousa was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. In the 43rd match minute, Cacutu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giovani de Almeida to maneuver through the defense. Raphael Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Giovani de Almeida made the kick off in the second half. Túlio Teixeira came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Cacutu's Giovani de Almeida. But to his dismay, Giovani de Almeida quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Túlio Teixeira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giovani de Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Vitório Viana made a great header on Cacutu's corner, it was just that Mapirunga SC's Túlio Teixeira managed to reach the ball for a save. Diogo de Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rubinho Pirani in the 66th minute of the match. In the 70th minute Giovani de Almeida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Túlio Teixeira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Douglas Viana fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mapirunga SC's protests and gave Douglas Viana a yellow card for diving instead. Douglas Viana hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute, Giovani de Almeida made a precise shot to the right of Túlio Teixeira. Mapirunga SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. 78 minutes into the match, Mapirunga SC's goal looked a bit too open when Nelsinho da Cunha came free, but Túlio Teixeira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raphael Alcântara in the 80thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Diogo de Sousa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 84th minute, Jailson Proença hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rubinho Pirani in the 91st minute of play forced Cacutu's goalkeeper Diogo de Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute, Adrianinho de Queiroz had to leave the field with a concussion. After 92 minutes, Armando Prestes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cacutu and the Mapirunga SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 93 played minutes Cacutu got a freekick which was hit by Armando Prestes. In the 95th minute, Douglas Viana left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mapirunga SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2.