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Lancha Filho
Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Denílson Cruz made the kick off which started today's match. A.A.Francana's Raúl Arce got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Caio Ferraz kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gilmar Medeiros. That made the score 1-0 in the 10 minute of play. Gilmar Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caio Ferraz in the 16th minute of play. Túlio Souza's late challenge caught a Annel EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Túlio Souza helped the player get up and apologised. After 22 played minutes A.A.Francana got a freekick which was hit by Túlio Souza. 24 minutes into the match, Caio Ferraz dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gilmar Medeiros, 3-0. Raúl Arce hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Gilmar Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caio Ferraz in the 34th minute of play. Gilmar Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raúl Arce, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Gilmar Medeiros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Túlio Souza in the 38th minute. Denílson Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 45 minutes, Raúl Arce mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A.A.Francana and the Annel EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of A.A.Francana booed when Annel EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lino Alagoano didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Caio Ferraz was the one to do the kick off. Túlio Souza got his second yellow card in the match during the 53rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Annel EC booed when A.A.Francana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Túlio Souza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Denílson Cruz kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Arlindo Brasil kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. After 59 played minutes A.A.Francana got a freekick which was hit by Anselmo Santos. Frederico Abreu got a throw-in 60 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Raúl Arce. Gilmar Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caio Ferraz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute, Caio Ferraz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A.A.Francana fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Gilmar Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raúl Arce, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gilmar Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodriguinho Penha in the 79th minute of play. Gilmar Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caio Ferraz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christiano Sampaio's late challenge caught a A.A.Francana's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Christiano Sampaio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 83rd minute of the match Sérgio Matos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gilmar Medeiros showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 85th minute, Caio Ferraz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A.A.Francana fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sérgio Matos in the 90th minute of play forced Annel EC's goalkeeper Gilmar Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st match minute, A.A.Francana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raúl Arce to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Annel EC's zone, Caio Ferraz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gilmar Medeiros came out of the goal and Caio Ferraz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 95th match minute, Annel EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christiano Sampaio to maneuver through the defense. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. A.A.Francana fully deserved thier win.