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Primeiro de Maio
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute, Duarte Proença 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. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by Curinhaem's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edu Martins was slow to take the kick. During this time Operário Laranjeiras's players had a chance to rest. Operário Laranjeiras's Edu Martins was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Eliseu Custódio in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience was convinced that Antônio Sousa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eliseu Custódio was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. In the 16th minute Antônio Sousa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eliseu Custódio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emerson Dracena kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. In the 21st match minute, Operário Laranjeiras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roberto Goiano to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Edu Martins in the 24th minute really tested Eliseu Custódio's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Hudson Bastos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Júnior Lima went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Sandro Cabral took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eliseu Custódio. Eliseu Custódio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Sandro Cabral blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eliseu Custódio having to make a save. Eliseu Custódio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antônio Sousa in the 40th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Júnior Lima in the 45th minute of play forced Operário Laranjeiras's goalkeeper Hudson Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Júnior Lima to strike the kick off in the second half. When Luizão Donato fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Curinhaem's protests and gave Luizão Donato a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Curinhaem's Luizão Donato got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Operário Laranjeiras's Hudson Bastos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Júnior Lima in the 56th minute of play. Eliseu Custódio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sandro Cabral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Laerte de Carvalho's late challenge caught a Curinhaem's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Laerte de Carvalho helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Curinhaem booed when Operário Laranjeiras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laerte de Carvalho didn't get a good kick on the ball. 63 minutes into the match, Curinhaem's Duarte Proença sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hudson Bastos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Operário Laranjeiras's Cícero Dionísio got a free kick in the 66th minute. Adhemar Prado charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adhemar Prado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 67th match minute, Curinhaem was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adhemar Prado to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sandro Cabral in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eliseu Custódio saved Curinhaem from getting behind. Emerson Dracena hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Operário Laranjeiras's Hudson Bastos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Júnior Lima in the 73rd minute of play. When Frank Godoi fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Operário Laranjeiras's protests and gave Frank Godoi a yellow card for diving instead. Frank Godoi kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Duarte Proença charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Duarte Proença the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Curinhaem's Duarte Proença got a free kick in the 78th minute. If Antônio Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Antônio Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 93 minutes into the match, Operário Laranjeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Júnior Lima came free, but Hudson Bastos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 97th minute, Sandro Cabral left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Operário Laranjeiras fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. The Operário Laranjeiras support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.