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Largo da Concordia
Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5598, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mauro Queirós started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Mauro Queirós ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lauro Sena was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. If Mauro Queirós had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Esporte Clube Comercial's Kiko Cordeiro managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by David Cabral in the 7 minute of the game. Waldir Recife made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tarcisio Félix in the 12th minute of play. Esporte Clube Comercial's Kiko Cordeiro managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by David Cabral in the 17 minute of the game. David Cabral hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Tarcisio Félix received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Waldir Recife tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lauro Sena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauro Queirós, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Cabral kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Waldir Recife took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Glauco Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 38 played minutes AC CEОРΙ got a freekick which was hit by Mauro Queirós. Alan Lago sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alan Lago stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tarcisio Félix hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tarcisio Félix got free with Waldir Recife in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Esporte Clube Comercial booed when AC CEОРΙ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iuri Cosme didn't get a good kick on the ball. 65 minutes into the match, AC CEОРΙ's goal looked a bit too open when Alan Lago came free, but Waldir Recife reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonas Mendonça was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 70 minutes into the match. After 69 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AC CEОРΙ! In the 77th minute Mauro Queirós shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lauro Sena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 83 minutes into the game, Mauro Queirós was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AC CEОРΙ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Esporte Clube Comercial the free kick. After a rather tough play, AC CEОРΙ's Mauro Queirós got a free kick in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alan Lago in the 91st minute of play forced AC CEОРΙ's goalkeeper Waldir Recife to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, AC CEОРΙ's Aloísio da Fonseca got a free kick in the 92nd minute. If Mauro Queirós had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Esporte Clube Comercial players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.