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Estádio Aliança
Spectators: 7212 (Terracing: 5410, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vítor da Cunha took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute Rodriguinho Pinho 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. Jerônimo Mineiro charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jerônimo Mineiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jerônimo Mineiro hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. 10 minutes into the match, Edvaldo Saraiva had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manoel Arce. Atlético Aliança's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edvaldo Saraiva was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The supporters of Cosmos Futebol Clube booed when Atlético Aliança was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vítor da Cunha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dida Marinho hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Manoel Arce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodriguinho Pinho in the 16th minute of play. After 17 minutes, Aílton França mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Atlético Aliança and the Cosmos Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Atlético Aliança's Aílton França got a free kick in the 17th minute. Edvaldo Saraiva scored 0-2 in the 19th 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. Manoel Arce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edvaldo Saraiva in the 23rd minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Atlético Aliança's goal looked a bit too open when Edvaldo Saraiva came free, but Manoel Arce reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Edvaldo Saraiva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manoel Arce was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Edvaldo Saraiva took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Manoel Arce. Manoel Arce dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Rodriguinho Pinho scored 0-4 in the 47th 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. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 59th minute of the match Aílton França shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Armando Coutinho showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of Cosmos Futebol Clube booed when Atlético Aliança was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sílvio Luís Silveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nilmar Schmidt hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Edvaldo Saraiva took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Manoel Arce to make any attempt to save it. Atlético Aliança's Manoel Arce proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Atlético Aliança from getting a goal against them. After having played for 74 minutes, Edvaldo Saraiva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cosmos Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edvaldo Saraiva was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Edvaldo Saraiva took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Manoel Arce. Manoel Arce dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-7. 82 minutes into the match, Atlético Aliança's goal looked a bit too open when Edvaldo Saraiva came free, but Manoel Arce reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 86 minutes, Elói de Sousa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atlético Aliança's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elói de Sousa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cosmos Futebol Clube's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.