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Arena Sarutai
Spectators: 7321 (Terracing: 5492, Seating: 1684, VIP seats: 145) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gláuber Veloso kicked off to start the match. Sarutai EC's Alan Matorin got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeferson Montenegro in the 7th minute of play forced Sarutai EC's goalkeeper José Paulo Cardoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. José Paulo Cardoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sérgio Trigo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alan Matorin in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg José Augusto Castro saved Saturno from getting behind. In the 12th minute Jeferson Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Paulo Cardoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, Sarutai EC's goal looked a bit too open when Gláuber Veloso came free, but José Paulo Cardoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. José Paulo Cardoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeferson Montenegro in the 17th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, Sarutai EC's goal looked a bit too open when Gláuber Veloso came free, but José Paulo Cardoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. José Paulo Cardoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gláuber Veloso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alan Matorins short, quick shot in the 25thth minute got José Augusto Castro to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. José Paulo Cardoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeferson Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Paulo Cardoso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gláuber Veloso went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeferson Montenegro in the 37th minute of play forced Sarutai EC's goalkeeper José Paulo Cardoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Sérgio Trigo notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Sarutai EC's José Paulo Cardoso. José Paulo Cardoso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. José Paulo Cardoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gláuber Veloso, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. José Paulo Cardoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sérgio Trigo, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Alan Matorin made the kick off in the second half. Alan Matorin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Augusto Castro having to interfere. In the 57th minute, Gláuber Veloso reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of José Paulo Cardoso. The goal made the score 0-3. José Paulo Cardoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeferson Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gláuber Veloso in the 64th minute of play forced Sarutai EC's goalkeeper José Paulo Cardoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alan Matorin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 67 played minutes Saturno got a freekick which was hit by Jeferson Montenegro. 69 minutes into the game, Alan Matorin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. José Augusto Castro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Baltazar Vides charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baltazar Vides the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Baltazar Vides kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Alan Matorin struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. José Augusto Castro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sarutai EC. In the 85th minute, Alan Matorin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sarutai EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. After 90 played minutes Sarutai EC got a freekick which was hit by Nilmar Pitta. Saturno's João Francisco de Amaral was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but José Paulo Cardoso in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The Sarutai EC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Saturno's performance. The match ended with a win for Saturno.