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Arena Urubu
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kléber França kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Luiz Rocha in the 5th minute of play forced Nordestina's goalkeeper Válter Proença to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Nordestina's Kléber França in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ⚽️ MENGÃO FC ⚽️'s goalie prevented a goal. Edgard Melo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Samuca Lima stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kléber França's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. In the 19thth minute of the game Kléber França who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ⚽️ MENGÃO FC ⚽️'s Samuca Lima was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 22 minutes into the match, ⚽️ MENGÃO FC ⚽️'s goal looked a bit too open when Valdomiro Guimarães came free, but Samuca Lima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Samuca Lima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdomiro Guimarães in the 29th minute of the match. Valdomiro Guimarães fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuca Lima having to interfere. After having played for 37 minutes, Jairo Pinho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ⚽️ MENGÃO FC ⚽️'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Jairo Pinho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A hard shot 39 in the game by Jairo Pinho from a close distance when the talented Válter Proença managed to make a qualified save. Nordestina's players were relieved. Jairo Pinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Samuca Lima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kléber França in the 47th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Valdomiro Guimarães got free with Samuca Lima in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to ⚽️ MENGÃO FC ⚽️ getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Bruninho Perez hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kléber França in the 59th minute of play forced ⚽️ MENGÃO FC ⚽️'s goalkeeper Samuca Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute of the match Nordestina got a corner. ⚽️ MENGÃO FC ⚽️'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Filipe Coelho ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Filipe Coelho almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ⚽️ MENGÃO FC ⚽️'s Samuca Lima did a great save. After 69 minutes of play, Nordestina's Valdomiro Guimarães made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Samuca Lima was left in no man's land by his defense there! Válter Proença made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sílvio Luiz Rocha in the 73rd minute of play. If Valdomiro Guimarães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Sílvio Luiz Rocha came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the ⚽️ MENGÃO FC ⚽️ 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 Sílvio Luiz Rocha couldn't finish the play. Kléber França sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bruninho Perez's late challenge caught a Nordestina's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bruninho Perez helped the player get up and apologised. In the 91st minute, Bruninho Perez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The ⚽️ MENGÃO FC ⚽️ supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Nordestina's performance. The match ended with a win for Nordestina.