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Arruda
Spectators: 7441 (Terracing: 5582, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Francisco Cesaro started the match with the kick off. João Pedro Braga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dito Rezende in the 8th minute of play. Luiz Gustavo Vale kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Santa Cruz FC PE's João Pedro Braga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Cesaro in the 14th minute of play. 14 minutes into the game, Francisco Cesaro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. João Pedro Braga was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 19 minutes into the game, Gildo Diniz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Santa Cruz FC PE's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bayern de Magia the free kick. In the 19th match minute, Santa Cruz FC PE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gildo Diniz to maneuver through the defense. After 24 minutes, Benedito Veloso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bayern de Magia and the Santa Cruz FC PE players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 24th match minute, Bayern de Magia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benedito Veloso to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Manuel Moreira during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 26th match minute, Bayern de Magia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Moreira to maneuver through the defense. 32 minutes into the game, Tiago Gabriel Passos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bayern de Magia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Santa Cruz FC PE the free kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Francisco Cesaro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bayern de Magia's supporters rose to their feet, but Francisco Cesaro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. João Pedro Braga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Victor Fonseca's late challenge caught a Bayern de Magia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Victor Fonseca helped the player get up and apologised. 45 minutes into the game, Vágner Paraibano recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Noel Quintal. Vágner Paraibano showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vágner Paraibano to make the kick off. If Francisco Cesaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bayern de Magia's Noel Quintal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arí de Azevedo in the 55th minute of play. Luciano Breckenfeld received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Noel Quintal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 65th minute, Luiz Gustavo Vale got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Francisco Cesaros short, quick shot in the 67thth minute got João Pedro Braga to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Dito Rezende received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. João Pedro Braga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Santa Cruz FC PE's Edvaldo Catarinense got a free kick in the 77th minute. 79 minutes into the game, Luiz Gustavo Vale cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. João Pedro Braga was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Noel Quintal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vágner Paraibano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alkın Tanırcan in the 85th minute of play forced Santa Cruz FC PE's goalkeeper João Pedro Braga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Noel Quintal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edvaldo Catarinense, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. João Pedro Braga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Cesaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute, Francisco Cesaro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of João Pedro Braga. The goal made the score 2-3. João Pedro Braga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Cesaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute.