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Estádio Jacurutu
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rogério Prado kicked off to start the match. If Rodrigo Melo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 9 minutes, Eriberto Queirós mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Luiz Bernardo FC and the Jacurutu AD players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 9th match minute, Luiz Bernardo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eriberto Queirós to maneuver through the defense. If Marcus Simão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mauro Botelho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcus Simão, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Mauro Botelho stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcus Simão's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Rodrigo Melos short, quick shot in the 30thth minute got Mauro Botelho to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With a little luck, Luiz Bernardo FC's Mauro Botelho got control of the ball when Rodrigo Melo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marcus Simão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Mauro Botelho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Marcus Simão's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mauro Botelho was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. In the 39th minute, Rodrigo Melo 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. Marcus Simão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Jacurutu AD booed when Luiz Bernardo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Mandrak didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marcus Simão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rodrigo Melo struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Mauro Botelho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Jacurutu AD. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marcus Simão made a kick off. Rodrigo Melo might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mauro Botelho. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rodrigo Melo ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Simão in the 59th minute of play forced Luiz Bernardo FC's goalkeeper Mauro Botelho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mauro Botelho didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vito Secco went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After having played for 72 minutes, Edgard Britto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Luiz Bernardo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edgard Britto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 79th minute Rogério Prado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wellington do Nascimento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 81 minutes, Rogério Prado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Luiz Bernardo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rogério Prado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 87 played minutes Jacurutu AD got a freekick which was hit by Marcus Simão. If Rodrigo Melo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute, Jacurutu AD's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Carlos Alberto Rosa fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. For all the effort they put into the match, the Luiz Bernardo FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Jacurutu AD.