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Estádio Aracazinho
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jorginho da Mata took the kick off in the first half of the match. Simão Cardozo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duda Neiva in the 3rd minute of play. If Giovanni Pontes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Aracazinho's Jorginho da Mata in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sport Club Niquito's goalie prevented a goal. When Giovanni Pontes came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Sport Club Niquito fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Giovanni Pontes couldn't finish the play. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Fred Arruda sped through Aracazinho's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Simão Cardozo. In the 26thth minute of the game Jorginho da Mata who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sport Club Niquito's Alfredo Maia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Richard Neves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Alfredo Maia made a huge save. Glauco Paiva, 33 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Giovanni Pontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Simão Cardozo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alfredo Maia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvério Damião in the 41st minute of the match. Richard Neves 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 Aracazinho players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Sport Club Niquito were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Giovanni Pontes was the one to do the kick off. When Fred Arruda fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sport Club Niquito's protests and gave Fred Arruda a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Sport Club Niquito's Fred Arruda got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 60th minute, Luiz Fábio França hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aracazinho's Simão Cardozo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giovanni Pontes in the 63rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Giovanni Pontes in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Simão Cardozo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 70 minutes into the game, Duda Neiva was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sport Club Niquito's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Aracazinho the free kick. Duda Neiva hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Jorginho da Mata received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Alfredo Maia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alfredo Maia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Richard Neves, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Fred Arrudas short, quick shot in the 79thth minute got Simão Cardozo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience was convinced that Richard Neves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfredo Maia was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Aracazinho's Jorginho da Mata got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Jorginho da Mata came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Aracazinho fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jorginho da Mata couldn't finish the play.