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Estádio Mutucal
Spectators: 6405 (Terracing: 5405, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when João Carlos Duarte got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Galatassarrafo F. C getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Gilson Lucas hit a great ball. In the 8th minute, Raí Urbano 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. Abico's Pedro Luiz Veloso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jailson Damião in the 14th minute of play. Egídio Abreu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Luiz Veloso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Carlos Alberto Sousa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Luiz Veloso was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Gilson Lucas. 23 minutes into the match, Abico's goal looked a bit too open when Egídio Abreu came free, but Pedro Luiz Veloso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute, João Carlos Duarte 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. João Carlos Duarte fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nilmar do Vale having to interfere. Raí Urbano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nilmar do Vale having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Galatassarrafo F. C's goal looked a bit too open when João Carlos Duarte came free, but Nilmar do Vale reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abico's Raí Urbano got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nilmar do Vale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Carlos Duarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute, Jailson Damião hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Galatassarrafo F. C getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Mazinho Pernambucano hit a great ball. Carlos Alberto Sousa, 48 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Egídio Abreu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pedro Luiz Veloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Egídio Abreu in the 54th minute of play. Eusébio Aguiar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Luiz Veloso having to interfere. 60 minutes into the match, Abico's goal looked a bit too open when Eusébio Aguiar came free, but Pedro Luiz Veloso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Egídio Abreu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Egídio Abreu took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Luiz Veloso. Pedro Luiz Veloso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Galatassarrafo F. C's Nilmar do Vale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Carlos Duarte in the 77th minute of play. Egídio Abreu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Luiz Veloso having to interfere. Oséias Mattos kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. A collision led to Galatassarrafo F. C getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Jailson Damião hit a great ball. Raí Urbano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Nilmar do Vale made a huge save. After 90 minutes, Denílson Alvarenga mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Abico and the Galatassarrafo F. C players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Abico getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Denílson Alvarenga hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Carlos Duarte in the 95th minute of play forced Galatassarrafo F. C's goalkeeper Nilmar do Vale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eusébio Aguiar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abico's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.