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Montanha
Spectators: 7206 (Terracing: 5406, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Thomás Dracena started the match with the kick off. Dudu Fernandes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrique Tasso in the 2nd minute of the match. Thomás Dracena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elias Custódio having to interfere. Elias Custódio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Thomás Dracena's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Thomás Dracena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Elias Custódio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th minute of the match Ramiro Britto shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Elias Custódio showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Juvi EC's Geovanni Varela got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 17th minute Thomás Dracena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elias Custódio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maurício Senna did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Dudu Fernandes 30 minutes into the match. If Henrique Tasso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrique Tasso in the 37th minute of play forced Juvi EC's goalkeeper Dudu Fernandes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Henrique Tasso was the one to do the kick off. Geovanni Varela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elias Custódio having to interfere. 55 minutes into the game, Geovanni Varela cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Elias Custódio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Guilherme Trevisan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dudu Fernandes having to interfere. Léo Mendonça hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 73rd minute Henrique Tasso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dudu Fernandes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Pedro Araújo came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Juvi EC 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 Pedro Araújo couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Thomás Dracena managed to get in a good position for a shot. Juvi EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Thomás Dracena was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elias Custódio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Geovanni Varela managed to get in a good position for a shot. Juvi EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Geovanni Varela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elias Custódio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 90 minutes into the match, Juvi EC's Geovanni Varela sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Elias Custódio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Mecejana SS getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Diguinho Sarmento hit a great ball. Geovanni Varela could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Elias Custódio made a huge save. Elias Custódio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pedro Araújo in the 97th minute. When the final whistle sounded Juvi EC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Mecejana SS.