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Estádio Aliança
Spectators: 7175 (Terracing: 5383, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 142) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Almir Rodrigues made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, Atlético Aliança's goal looked a bit too open when Almir Rodrigues came free, but Manoel Arce reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manoel Arce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oséas Hermes in the 8th minute of play. After having played for 11 minutes, Reginaldo Sarmento managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atlético Aliança's supporters crossed their fingers, but Reginaldo Sarmento was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 14 minutes, Vítor da Cunha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atlético Aliança's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vítor da Cunha 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 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Marcel Sampaio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Nico Cordeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Allan Melo came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Atlético Aliança 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 Allan Melo couldn't finish the play. Betinho França fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcel Sampaio having to interfere. 34 minutes into the game, Elói de Sousa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atlético Aliança's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Diaurum ES the free kick. In the 34th match minute, Atlético Aliança was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elói de Sousa to maneuver through the defense. In the 38th minute Hélder Cearense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manoel Arce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Atlético Aliança's Elói de Sousa got a free kick in the 38th minute. When Aílton França fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atlético Aliança's protests and gave Aílton França a yellow card for diving instead. In the 42nd minute, one of Atlético Aliança:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Atlético Aliança. In the 44th minute there was a penalty for Diaurum ES. Edmundo Pereira stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Manoel Arce. 0-1.

Manoel Arce was a little too slow when Almir Rodrigues got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 56th minute. The score was now 0-2. Hélder Cearense scored 0-3 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Manoel Arce, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Almir Rodrigues in the 68th minute of play forced Atlético Aliança's goalkeeper Manoel Arce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Atlético Aliança's Reginaldo Sarmento got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 78th minute Reginaldo Sarmento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcel Sampaio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Atlético Aliança's Manoel Arce got control of the ball when Hélder Cearense tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 89 played minutes Atlético Aliança got a freekick which was hit by Elói de Sousa. Almir Rodrigues's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Manoel Arce read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. During the 94th minute of the match Aílton França completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Aílton França a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After having played for 96 minutes, Juvenal de Sena managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Diaurum ES's supporters crossed their fingers, but Juvenal de Sena was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Diaurum ES's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.