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Ararai
Spectators: 6663 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 0) Ararai AD's Ediberto Prata started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ararai AD's Jaime Chaves got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 6 minutes into the match, Esmeril EC's goalkeeper Diguinho Fantini had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jaime Chaves. Nilmar Miranda kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. In the 8th minute, Marcinho Meira sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Esmeril EC's Diguinho Fantini didn't even have to move. Silvério Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Percival da Rocha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frederico Valle, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Esmeril EC's zone, Ediberto Prata stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diguinho Fantini came out of the goal and Ediberto Prata tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Ararai AD's Hélio Ramos got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Percival da Rocha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Frederico Valle's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. After a rather tough play, Ararai AD's Hélio Ramos got a free kick in the 24th minute. Percival da Rocha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frederico Valle in the 26th minute of the match. Percival da Rocha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frederico Valle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frederico Valle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvério Rocha in the 33rd minute of play forced Ararai AD's goalkeeper Percival da Rocha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frederico Valle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Percival da Rocha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th minute, Hélio Ramos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th minute, Hélio Ramos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 39 minutes into the match, Ararai AD's goal looked a bit too open when Frederico Valle came free, but Percival da Rocha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ararai AD's Percival da Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvério Rocha in the 40th minute of play. If Hélio Ramos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Esmeril EC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Cléberson Santana hit a great ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frederico Valle to make the kick off. Ediberto Prata got in the 52nd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Diguinho Fantini handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. In the 57th minute, Silvério Rocha 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. In the 58th match minute, Ararai AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Bueno to maneuver through the defense. Silvério Rocha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Percival da Rocha having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frederico Valle in the 61st minute of play forced Ararai AD's goalkeeper Percival da Rocha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ediberto Prata received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Diguinho Fantini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Ararai AD booed when Esmeril EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nilmar Miranda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ediberto Prata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Percival da Rocha was out of position in the 73 minute of play, and Frederico Valle capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Frederico Valle really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. When Esmeril EC's Frederico Valle in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ararai AD's goalie prevented a goal. After 82 played minutes Esmeril EC got a freekick which was hit by Vladimir Vaz. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ediberto Prata in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Diguinho Fantini prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Ararai AD booed when Esmeril EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeremias Brodel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Jaime Chaves managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ararai AD's supporters rose to their feet, but Jaime Chaves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diguinho Fantini breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Giuseppe Fernandez took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 95th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Diguinho Fantini. Esmeril EC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Cléberson Santana kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Esmeril EC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.