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Jose
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Erivaldo Chaves made the kick off which started today's match. Claudinho do Valle could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Luís Paulo Leme made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Nico Rodrigues's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abelardo Sampaio was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. André Luís dos Santos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nico Rodrigues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nico Rodrigues in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abelardo Sampaio saved Jose from getting behind. Zé Pedro Dracena could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Luís Paulo Leme made a huge save. Rio Preto F. C.'s Luís Paulo Leme proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Rio Preto F. C. from getting a goal against them. Luís Paulo Leme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horácio Domingues in the 20th minute of the match. If Nico Rodrigues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 25th minute of the match, Claudinho do Valle got a very nice opportunity to score, but Luís Paulo Leme was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. André Luís dos Santos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jose's Abelardo Sampaio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Júnior Teles in the 30th minute of play. Luís Paulo Leme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erivaldo Chaves in the 34th minute of play. Luís Paulo Leme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erivaldo Chaves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luís Paulo Leme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erivaldo Chaves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nico Rodrigues to make the kick off. Hamílton Abreu's late challenge caught a Jose's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hamílton Abreu helped the player get up and apologised. Hamílton Abreu kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Henrique Severo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If André Luís dos Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horácio Domingues in the 62nd minute of play forced Rio Preto F. C.'s goalkeeper Luís Paulo Leme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 62 played minutes Jose got a freekick which was hit by Douglas Maranhense. After a defensive mix-up in Jose's zone, Júnior Teles stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abelardo Sampaio came out of the goal and Júnior Teles tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Jose getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Horácio Domingues hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Claudinho do Valle left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jose fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Júnior Teles in the 74th minute of play forced Jose's goalkeeper Abelardo Sampaio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Rio Preto F. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Erivaldo Chaves came free, but Luís Paulo Leme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís Paulo Leme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erivaldo Chaves, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. 85 minutes into the match, Erivaldo Chaves notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Rio Preto F. C.'s Luís Paulo Leme. Luís Paulo Leme was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Erivaldo Chaves hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Nico Rodrigues in the 91stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Abelardo Sampaio, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 96 minutes into the match, Rio Preto F. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Erivaldo Chaves came free, but Luís Paulo Leme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Rio Preto F. C. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Jose.