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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Celso Cruz in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zeca Jacinto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Silas Gaspar's late challenge caught a Real Madruga FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Silas Gaspar helped the player get up and apologised. Pedro Pena took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zeca Jacinto. Zeca Jacinto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 25th minute, Silas Gaspar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Celso Cruz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Zeca Jacinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Real Madruga FC's Zeca Jacinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Abreu in the 32nd minute of play. Celso Cruz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Zeca Jacinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Celso Cruz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Zeca Jacinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Silas Gaspar might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zeca Jacinto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Silas Gaspar ran back to his position shaking his head. Celso Cruz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zeca Jacinto having to interfere. If Celso Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Celso Cruz in the 52ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Zeca Jacinto, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Víktor Coutinho's late challenge caught a Porangatu SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Víktor Coutinho helped the player get up and apologised. Porangatu SC made a substitution. Emerson Cerezo replaced Celso Cruz. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Emerson Cerezo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Porangatu SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Emerson Cerezo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zeca Jacinto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Emerson Cerezo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Zeca Jacinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zeca Jacinto made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Emerson Cerezo sent off a good shot on target. Zeca Jacinto was a little too slow when Emerson Cerezo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 86th minute. The score was now 0-3. After 92 minutes of play Real Madruga FC's Víktor Coutinho was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 98th minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Madruga FC's goalkeeper Zeca Jacinto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Real Madruga FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Porangatu SC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.