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Estádio Tauapiranga
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Giuseppe Xavier started the match with the kick off. When Renatinho Pimenta fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tauapiranga's protests and gave Renatinho Pimenta a yellow card for diving instead. Renatinho Pimenta kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Augusto Neiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tauapiranga's Arlindo Sergipano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giuseppe Xavier in the 11th minute of play. Zé Roberto Teixeira struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Samuca Barreto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tauapiranga. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Zé Roberto Teixeira took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Samuca Barreto to make any attempt to save it. Giuseppe Xavier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arlindo Sergipano having to interfere. After some careless play in the Tauapiranga defense, Giuseppe Xavier kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arlindo Sergipano. The Tauapiranga fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arlindo Sergipano should have stopped the shot. After having played for 35 minutes, Giuseppe Xavier managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Guaxinduva's supporters crossed their fingers, but Giuseppe Xavier was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 37 minutes into the match, Guaxinduva's goal looked a bit too open when Durval Almeida came free, but Samuca Barreto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Durval Almeida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Samuca Barreto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zé Roberto Teixeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuca Barreto having to interfere. A collision led to Guaxinduva getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Washington da Fonseca hit a great ball. If Giuseppe Xavier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Durval Almeida made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Durval Almeida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuca Barreto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Durval Almeida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 62 played minutes Guaxinduva got a freekick which was hit by Washington da Fonseca. When Tauapiranga's Durval Almeida in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Guaxinduva's goalie prevented a goal. 68 minutes into the match, Durval Almeida had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Samuca Barreto. Guaxinduva's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Durval Almeida was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Zé Roberto Teixeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Samuca Barreto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Guaxinduva's Giuseppe Xavier 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 Tauapiranga's goalie prevented a goal. When Carlos Fernando Mandrak fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Guaxinduva's protests and gave Carlos Fernando Mandrak a yellow card for diving instead. In the 84th match minute, Guaxinduva was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Fernando Mandrak to maneuver through the defense. After 85 played minutes, Tauapiranga's Alexandre Goiano shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Samuca Barreto 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 Tauapiranga reached it. After having played for 87 minutes, Durval Almeida managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tauapiranga's supporters crossed their fingers, but Durval Almeida was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 89 minutes into the match, Guaxinduva's goal looked a bit too open when Durval Almeida came free, but Samuca Barreto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zé Roberto Teixeira kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Augusto Neiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Tauapiranga's Frederico Abraão got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Giuseppe Xavier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Arlindo Sergipano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Guaxinduva's Giuseppe Xavier in the 97th minute got a chance for a shot 97th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tauapiranga's goalie prevented a goal.