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Macuxiri
Spectators: 6641 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1641, VIP seats: 0) Sílvio Luiz do Valle hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. After 8 played minutes, CLUBE ATLETICO PIRITUBANO's Carlos Alberto Castro shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nestor da Silva came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in CLUBE ATLETICO PIRITUBANO reached it. Olavo Araújo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Falcão Meireles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Luisinho Gaspar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Macuxiri's Falcão Meireles got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nestor da Silva didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when CLUBE ATLETICO PIRITUBANO's Luiz Fábio Meira shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. 34 minutes into the match, CLUBE ATLETICO PIRITUBANO's goalkeeper Olavo Araújo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dedê Guimarães. In the 40th minute Falcão Meireles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olavo Araújo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Falcão Meireles in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Olavo Araújo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Falcão Meireles made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gerson Faustino during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of CLUBE ATLETICO PIRITUBANO booed when Macuxiri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerson Faustino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Falcão Meireles scored 1-1 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Olavo Araújo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Dedê Guimarães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dedê Guimarães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Vítor Loyola charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed José Vítor Loyola the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 64 played minutes Macuxiri got a freekick which was hit by José Vítor Loyola. Macuxiri's Nestor da Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Fábio Meira in the 77th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dedê Guimarães in the 81st minute of play forced CLUBE ATLETICO PIRITUBANO's goalkeeper Olavo Araújo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nestor da Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Fábio Meira in the 86th minute of play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.