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Spectators: 7041 (Terracing: 5416, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) Jonas Amorim started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With a little luck, Blue F.C.'s Osvaldinho Sergipano got control of the ball when Allan Diniz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ulisses Veloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Carneiro in the 10th minute of play. After 12 minutes of play, Blue F.C.'s Murillo Cavalcante made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ulisses Veloso was left in no man's land by his defense there! Igor Carneiro's late challenge caught a Expressinho Tricolor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Igor Carneiro helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Blue F.C.'s Igor Carneiro got a free kick in the 18th minute. If Murillo Cavalcante had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. João Adolfo Sena hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. 27 minutes into the game, Murillo Cavalcante cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Ulisses Veloso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Blue F.C.'s Enio Passos got a free kick in the 31st minute. In the 33rd minute Jonas Amorim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldinho Sergipano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Osvaldinho Sergipano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Allan Diniz in the 39th minute. When Leopoldo Travassos fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Blue F.C.'s protests and gave Leopoldo Travassos a yellow card for diving instead. Leopoldo Travassos kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. 41 minutes into the match, Blue F.C.'s goalkeeper Osvaldinho Sergipano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Allan Diniz. After a defensive mix-up in Expressinho Tricolor's zone, Murillo Cavalcante stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ulisses Veloso came out of the goal and Murillo Cavalcante tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ulisses Veloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Carneiro in the 45th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Igor Carneiro to strike the kick off in the second half. Enio Passos hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Allan Diniz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Allan Diniz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Osvaldinho Sergipano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Expressinho Tricolor's Allan Diniz got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jonas Amorim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Igor Carneiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulisses Veloso having to interfere. In the 80th minute, Allan Diniz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jonas Amorim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Blue F.C. players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.