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Arena Cangaço
Spectators: 7547 (Terracing: 5662, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) André Netto started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of Cangaceiros PE booed when Botafogo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Francisco Leal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tião Alcântara stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adrianinho Saldanha's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. André Netto hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Adrianinho Saldanha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tião Alcântara having to make a save. In the 12th minute, Cangaceiros PE's Adrianinho Saldanha ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tião Alcântara. Tião Alcântara yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Cangaceiros PE's Adrianinho Saldanha slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tião Alcântara. That made the score 2-0 after 15 minutes of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adrianinho Saldanha in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tião Alcântara prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Danilo Veloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Netto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th match minute, Cangaceiros PE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anísio Dante to maneuver through the defense. After 28 played minutes Botafogo got a freekick which was hit by Manoel Souza. Adrianinho Saldanha charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adrianinho Saldanha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Cangaceiros PE's Adrianinho Saldanha got a free kick in the 30th minute. When Adrianinho Saldanha came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Cangaceiros PE fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Adrianinho Saldanha couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Cangaceiros PE's Cléber Capixaba slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tião Alcântara. That made the score 4-0 after 36 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cléber Capixaba in the 39th minute of play forced Botafogo's goalkeeper Tião Alcântara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adrianinho Saldanha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Tião Alcântara made a huge save. Danilo Veloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Loureiro in the 41st minute of play. Danilo Veloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mateus Trancoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Danilo Veloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matheus de Queiroz in the 44th minute of the match. In the 45th minute, Anísio Dante left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cangaceiros PE fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adrianinho Saldanha made a kick off. If Cléber Capixaba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 52nd match minute, Botafogo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matheus de Queiroz to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Adrianinho Saldanha put it in 6-0 from a short distance just to the right of Tião Alcântara. André Netto hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute, Adrianinho Saldanha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tião Alcântara was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adrianinho Saldanha in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tião Alcântara prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 68th minute, Cléber Capixaba 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. The Cangaceiros PE fans' excitement grew in the 69th match minute when Cangaceiros PE's Adrianinho Saldanha looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 8-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adrianinho Saldanha in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tião Alcântara saved Botafogo from getting behind. André Netto kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adrianinho Saldanha in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tião Alcântara prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Adrianinho Saldanha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tião Alcântara was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Adrianinho Saldanha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tião Alcântara was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Cléber Capixaba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tião Alcântara having to interfere. Adrianinho Saldanha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tião Alcântara having to interfere. The supporters of Cangaceiros PE booed when Botafogo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matheus de Queiroz didn't get a good kick on the ball. João Francisco Leal was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 94 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Botafogo fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 94th minute. Penalty!