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Estádio Travesao
Spectators: 6650 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Osvaldo Lago started the match with the kick off. When Augusto Dantas came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Aratingauba 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 Augusto Dantas couldn't finish the play. Jairo Paraíba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rubens Nóbrega, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Travesao SC's Jairo Paraíba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augusto Dantas in the 12th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Travesao SC's Osvaldo Lago got a free kick in the 12th minute. The supporters of Aratingauba booed when Travesao SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osvaldo Lago didn't get a good kick on the ball. Augusto Dantas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Osvaldo Lago kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Jairo Paraíba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rubens Nóbrega's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Rubens Nóbrega recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Travesao SC's goalkeeper Jairo Paraíba, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Travesao SC's Jairo Paraíba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augusto Dantas in the 22nd minute of play. 23 minutes into the game, Augusto Dantas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jairo Paraíba was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Rubens Nóbrega had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rubens Nóbrega received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Jairo Paraíba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jairo Paraíba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Dantas in the 31st minute of play. Jairo Paraíba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rubens Nóbrega in the 33rd minute of the match. Rubens Nóbrega received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Jairo Paraíba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Augusto Dantas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Augusto Dantas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jairo Paraíba having to interfere. Augusto Dantas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Augusto Dantas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 45 minutes into the match, Augusto Dantas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jairo Paraíba. Travesao SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Augusto Dantas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2.

After having played for 52 minutes, Augusto Dantas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aratingauba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Augusto Dantas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hernani Nascimento charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hernani Nascimento the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 60th match minute, Travesao SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hernani Nascimento to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Travesao SC's goalkeeper Jairo Paraíba, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Osvaldo Lago's late challenge caught a Aratingauba's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Osvaldo Lago helped the player get up and apologised. Augusto Dantas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Jairo Paraíba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antônio Damião's late challenge caught a Travesao SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Antônio Damião helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Aratingauba getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Antônio Damião hit a great ball. Travesao SC's Jairo Paraíba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augusto Dantas in the 73rd minute of play. Jairo Paraíba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Dantas in the 77th minute of play. Augusto Dantas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Jairo Paraíba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Augusto Dantas in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jairo Paraíba saved Travesao SC from getting behind. Jairo Paraíba made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Rubens Nóbrega sent off a good shot on target. Aratingauba's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.