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Gororos
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) José Augusto Braga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 14 minutes into the match, Gororos's goal looked a bit too open when Richard Neves came free, but Ernesto Dracena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 15 played minutes Gororos got a freekick which was hit by Horácio Moraes. In the 20th minute, Gororos's José Augusto Braga ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Simão Cardozo. Simão Cardozo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Gororos's Ernesto Dracena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Richard Neves in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th of the match, José Augusto Braga tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Simão Cardozo got in the way and made a wonderful save. In the 29th minute José Augusto Braga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simão Cardozo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Haroldo Loureiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute, Jorginho da Mata 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. In the 38th minute Richard Neves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernesto Dracena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. José Augusto Braga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Simão Cardozo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jorginho da Mata was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Aracazinho getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Naldo Barral hit a great ball. Haroldo Loureiro took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Simão Cardozo. Simão Cardozo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. 62 minutes into the match, Gororos's Haroldo Loureiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Simão Cardozo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. José Augusto Braga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ernesto Dracena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorginho da Mata in the 68th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haroldo Loureiro in the 73rd minute of play forced Aracazinho's goalkeeper Simão Cardozo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. José Augusto Braga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Simão Cardozo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, José Augusto Braga managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gororos's supporters rose to their feet, but José Augusto Braga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Simão Cardozo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Haroldo Loureiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gororos's Haroldo Loureiro got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Aracazinho's goalkeeper Simão Cardozo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Gororos had won after a very even match.