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Estádio Contracto
Spectators: 6641 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1641, VIP seats: 0) Luiz Eduardo Salles started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Renato Eger fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Contracto's protests and gave Renato Eger a yellow card for diving instead. Gernando Trigo hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Evaristo da Silveira shot a long shot in the 6th minute and a light blocked Dênis Cosme hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 0-1. 12 minutes into the match, Xareu's goal looked a bit too open when Diego de Azevedo came free, but Eriberto Capixaba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute Diego de Azevedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eriberto Capixaba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Luiz Eduardo Salles had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dênis Cosme. Contracto's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luiz Eduardo Salles was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Dênis Cosme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Eduardo Salles, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Eusébio Maranhense managed to get in a good position for a shot. Contracto's supporters rose to their feet, but Eusébio Maranhense was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eriberto Capixaba breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 30th minute Diego de Azevedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eriberto Capixaba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eusébio Maranhense came free with the goalkeeper in the 34th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Eriberto Capixaba could save by the left post. Xareu's Eriberto Capixaba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Xareu from getting a goal against them. If Eusébio Maranhense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eriberto Capixaba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego de Azevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Diego de Azevedo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Eusébio Maranhense made a precise shot to the right of Eriberto Capixaba. Xareu's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. 55 minutes into the game, Hernani Soares was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Contracto's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Xareu the free kick. The supporters of Xareu booed when Contracto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hernani Soares didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Luiz Eduardo Salles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dênis Cosme was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Diego de Azevedo struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Eriberto Capixaba didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Contracto. Contracto's Dênis Cosme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Eduardo Salles in the 67th minute of play. Eriberto Capixaba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eusébio Maranhense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eusébio Maranhense in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eriberto Capixaba prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ulysses Neves hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Eriberto Capixaba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eusébio Maranhense's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. Xareu's Eriberto Capixaba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusébio Maranhense in the 87th minute of play. Xareu's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.