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Arena Pernambuco
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Thomás Costa started the match with the kick off. Eduardo Maia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Messias having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hernani Motta in the 9th minute of play forced Recife Pe's goalkeeper Waldir Garcia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Geovani Senna had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Waldir Garcia. Recife Pe's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Geovani Senna was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 12 played minutes Golabeira got a freekick which was hit by Christian Seco. If Magno Pereira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thomás Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Waldir Loyola kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Marcos Messias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emerson Bastos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Hernani Motta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Waldir Garcia was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. 31 minutes into the game, Golabeira's Geovani Senna nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Waldir Garcia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Benjamim Gonçalves charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benjamim Gonçalves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Golabeira's Benjamim Gonçalves got a free kick in the 34th minute. Hernani Motta took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Waldir Garcia. Waldir Garcia dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hernani Motta in the 45th minute of play forced Recife Pe's goalkeeper Waldir Garcia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Waldir Garcia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Magno Pereira, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After the first half Golabeira were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Hernani Motta made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Recife Pe getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Thomás Costa hit a great ball. Hernani Motta struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Waldir Garcia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Golabeira. In the 56th match minute, Recife Pe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomás Costa to maneuver through the defense. 59 minutes into the game, Golabeira's Magno Pereira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Waldir Garcia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. Hernani Motta struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Waldir Garcia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Golabeira. In the 67th minute, Benjamim Gonçalves reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Waldir Garcia. The goal made the score 0-8. In the 72ndth minute of the game Thomás Costa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Golabeira's Marcos Messias was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Christian Seco charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Christian Seco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Christian Seco hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Golabeira's Hernani Motta got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 78 played minutes Recife Pe got a freekick which was hit by Betão Cardoso. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Magno Pereira during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 79 played minutes Golabeira got a freekick which was hit by Magno Pereira. 81 minutes into the match, Recife Pe's goalkeeper Waldir Garcia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luiz Eduardo Leão. Deivid do Nascimento hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Magno Pereira might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Waldir Garcia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Magno Pereira ran back to his position shaking his head. Waldir Garcia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Magno Pereira in the 92nd minute. Golabeira's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.