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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Heliópolis FC's Claudinei Trancoso started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 4 minutes of play, Esporte Clube Comercial's Ezequiel Oliveira made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Valdo de Lara was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Esporte Clube Comercial's Mazinho Couto got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 11th minute Claudinei Trancoso 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. If Alan Lago had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valdo de Lara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ezequiel Oliveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lauro Sena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudinei Trancoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lauro Sena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinei Trancoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Heliópolis FC's Claudinei Dantas slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Lauro Sena. That made the score 1-1 after 28 minutes of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Diamantino Paulista during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience thought a goal was coming when Claudinei Dantas got free with Lauro Sena in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 42nd minute Claudinei Trancoso 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. 45 minutes into the match, Fred Fontes dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lauro Sena, 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alan Lago to strike the kick off in the second half. Carlinhos Alvarenga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 66th minute, Ezequiel Bastos reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Valdo de Lara. The goal made the score 2-2. Valdo de Lara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alan Lago, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Esporte Clube Comercial's Lauro Sena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fred Fontes in the 72nd minute of play. In the 74th minute, Claudinei Dantas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Heliópolis FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fred Fontes in the 81st minute of play forced Esporte Clube Comercial's goalkeeper Lauro Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esporte Clube Comercial's Lauro Sena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudinei Dantas in the 82nd minute of play. Lauro Sena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudinei Dantas in the 84th minute of play. Jano de Andrade charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jano de Andrade the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jano de Andrade kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Tarcisio Félix's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valdo de Lara was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Heliópolis FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.