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Pacuri Arena
Spectators: 7756 (Terracing: 5819, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) Nicolas Sergipano started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Artur Bueno made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Dênis Munhoz sent off a good shot on target. In the 8th minute Abel Secco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Bueno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicolas Sergipano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sebastião Terra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Sergipano, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 17th minute, Téo Sampaio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Geovanni Barral could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Artur Bueno made a huge save. Artur Bueno was out of position in the 21 minute of play, and Dênis Munhoz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dênis Munhoz really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Ramón Prestes hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pacuri SS's goalkeeper Sebastião Terra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Artur Bueno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abel Secco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th match minute, Pacuri SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andriy Shevchenko to maneuver through the defense. In the 37th minute Abel Secco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Bueno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sebastião Terra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolas Sergipano in the 38th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Nottingham Forrest F.C's Bernardinho Cearense got a free kick in the 42nd minute. 44 minutes into the match, Nottingham Forrest F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Abel Secco came free, but Artur Bueno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A long shot from Ramón Prestes in the 45th minute of play was well struck, but Artur Bueno made a really good save at the right post. Pacuri SS's Sebastião Terra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolas Sergipano in the 46th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Geovanni Barral to make the kick off. In the 56th minute Dênis Munhoz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Bueno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicolas Sergipano hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Nottingham Forrest F.C's Belmiro de Almeida was substituted for Nestor Paraibano. Nicolas Sergipano hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 61st minute Geovanni Barral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Bueno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Nottingham Forrest F.C's Igor Neto got a free kick in the 61st minute. After some careless play in the Nottingham Forrest F.C defense, Abel Secco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Artur Bueno. The Nottingham Forrest F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Artur Bueno should have stopped the shot. In the 67th match minute, Nottingham Forrest F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardinho Cearense to maneuver through the defense. Pacuri SS's Dênis Munhoz got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pacuri SS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 72nd minute, when Nicolas Sergipano scored to the left of an out of position Sebastião Terra, making the score, 3-1. Pacuri SS's Laércio Fernandes was substituted for Andriy Shevchenko. Sebastião Terra made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Nicolas Sergipano sent off a good shot on target. Geovanni Barral kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. In the 78th minute Geovanni Barral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Bueno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pacuri SS's goalkeeper Sebastião Terra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 85 minutes into the match, Nottingham Forrest F.C's Nicolas Sergipano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sebastião Terra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Nottingham Forrest F.C's zone, Geovanni Barral stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Artur Bueno came out of the goal and Geovanni Barral tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pacuri SS's Naldo Custódio was substituted for Abel Secco. After a defensive mix-up in Pacuri SS's zone, Nicolas Sergipano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sebastião Terra came out of the goal and Nicolas Sergipano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nottingham Forrest F.C's Artur Bueno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dênis Munhoz in the 93rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geovanni Barral in the 94th minute of play forced Nottingham Forrest F.C's goalkeeper Artur Bueno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 96 minutes into the game, Dênis Munhoz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Artur Bueno was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Pacuri SS fully deserved thier win.