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Nukengo Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Sílvio Dante hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Laerte Antunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Douglas Bezerra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laerte Antunes in the 15th minute of play forced Nukengo SC's goalkeeper Douglas Bezerra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Toninho Gomes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. João Francisco Galvão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 21 minutes into the match, Claretiana's Laerte Antunes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Douglas Bezerra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Laerte Antunes in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Douglas Bezerra prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Wilson Sergipano came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Claretiana 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 Wilson Sergipano couldn't finish the play. 0-1 became the score in the 31st minute when Laerte Antunes elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Carlos Eduardo Bezerra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Douglas Bezerra was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Carlos Eduardo Bezerra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Douglas Bezerra having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Nukengo SC's Valdemar Mello got a free kick in the 44th minute. The Nukengo SC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Claretiana were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Márcio Neves made a kick off. Claretiana's João Francisco Galvão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sílvio Dante in the 54th minute of play. Laerte Antunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With an all-out effort, Claretiana's Douglas Bezerra threw himself towards the right post 60 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Laerte Antunes, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 70 minutes into the game, Márcio Neves was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nukengo SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Claretiana the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Magno Souza in the 73rd minute of play forced Claretiana's goalkeeper João Francisco Galvão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Júnior de Castro's late challenge caught a Claretiana's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Júnior de Castro helped the player get up and apologised. Júnior de Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Nelsinho Guimarães hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Claretiana's Carlos Eduardo Bezerra was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 85th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. João Francisco Galvão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Magno Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Douglas Bezerra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laerte Antunes in the 91st minute of play. The Claretiana players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.