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Estádio Aliança
Spectators: 7190 (Terracing: 5394, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nico Cordeiro made the kick off which started today's match. Cipool's Haroldo Gerber got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cipool's Hílton Pires got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hílton Pires sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hílton Pires fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manoel Arce having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Betinho França during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Betinho França hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. In the 32nd minute, Haroldo Gerber ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manoel Arce was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Manoel Arce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Augusto Carneiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 48 played minutes, Cipool's Rubinho Simões shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Manoel Arce came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Cipool reached it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hílton Pires made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Betinho França made a precise shot to the right of Délio Nóbrega. Cipool's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 58th minute, Ciro Pinho 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. Nico Cordeiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Délio Nóbrega. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nico Cordeiro ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 62nd match minute, Cipool was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cipriano Loyola to maneuver through the defense. Nico Cordeiro hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute of the match, Hílton Pires tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Manoel Arce saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 78 minutes, Fabinho Cardozo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Atlético Aliança and the Cipool players grew even worse after the yellow card. Fabinho Cardozo hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. After having played for 79 minutes, Hílton Pires managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cipool's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hílton Pires was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. João Augusto Carneiro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Manoel Arce having to make a save. Nico Cordeiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Délio Nóbrega. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nico Cordeiro ran back to his position shaking his head. Reginaldo Sarmento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Délio Nóbrega having to interfere. After having played for 91 minutes, José Paulo Arósio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cipool's supporters crossed their fingers, but José Paulo Arósio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Reginaldo Sarmento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.