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Estádio Aracaiba
Spectators: 6676 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 0) In the 2nd minute, Manoel Carneiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Murilo Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oséias Cavalcante, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Murilo Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oséias Cavalcante, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 10th minute Amílton Paranaense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Murilo Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Oséias Cavalcante came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Saldanha FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Oséias Cavalcante couldn't finish the play. 18 minutes into the match, Aracaiba's goal looked a bit too open when Oséias Cavalcante came free, but Murilo Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Paulinho Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Aracaiba's zone, Oséias Cavalcante stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Murilo Cunha came out of the goal and Oséias Cavalcante tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Oséias Cavalcante managed to get in a good position for a shot. Saldanha FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Oséias Cavalcante was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Murilo Cunha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aracaiba's Murilo Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oséias Cavalcante in the 30th minute of play. Gualter Amaral was out of position in the 32 minute of play, and Manoel Carneiro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Manoel Carneiro really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Murilo Cunha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Oséias Cavalcante went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Oséias Cavalcante was the one to do the kick off. Oséias Cavalcante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Murilo Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 59th minute by Oséias Cavalcante got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Gualter Amaral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manoel Carneiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Oséias Cavalcante managed to get in a good position for a shot. Saldanha FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Oséias Cavalcante was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Murilo Cunha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Murilo Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oséias Cavalcante in the 78th minute of the match. Júlio Macedo hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. 86 minutes into the match, Anísio Camargo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Murilo Cunha, 1-2. Paulinho Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gualter Amaral having to interfere. Saldanha FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.