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Estádio Abacaxy
Spectators: 7030 (Terracing: 5405, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bebeto Leão made the kick off which started today's match. Geraldo das Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Amorim, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. Geraldo das Neves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ricardo Amorim's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Aos Trancos E Barrancos's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Amorim came free, but Geraldo das Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, André Luís Faria managed to get in a good position for a shot. GORDUCHINHA F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but André Luís Faria was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Geraldo das Neves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 19 minutes into the match, GORDUCHINHA F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Amauri Cunha came free, but Augusto Damião reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Ricardo Amorim came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the GORDUCHINHA F.C. 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 Ricardo Amorim couldn't finish the play. In the 22nd minute, Luís Fabiano Barros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. GORDUCHINHA F.C.'s André Luís Faria got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 28th minute, Ricardo Amorim 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. André Luís Faria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Amauri Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ricardo Amorim was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Amorim in the 52nd minute of play forced Aos Trancos E Barrancos's goalkeeper Geraldo das Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Augusto Damião was a little too slow when Bebeto Leão got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 53rd minute. The score was now 0-1. Ricardo Amorim took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Geraldo das Neves. Geraldo das Neves dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. The attack was good, but when André Luís Faria in the 65th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Aos Trancos E Barrancos's Bebeto Leão slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Augusto Damião. That made the score 1-2 after 75 minutes of play. When André Luís Faria came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the GORDUCHINHA F.C. 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 André Luís Faria couldn't finish the play. 80 minutes into the match, Aos Trancos E Barrancos's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Amorim came free, but Geraldo das Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. GORDUCHINHA F.C.'s André Luís Faria got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. André Luís Faria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 86th match minute, Aos Trancos E Barrancos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Maria de Andrade to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute of the match Pedro Paulo Passos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Geraldo das Neves showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Aos Trancos E Barrancos's Cido Falcão got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Geraldo das Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Amorim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Augusto Damião managed to avoid a goal in the 97thth minute, when Aos Trancos E Barrancos's Amauri Cunha fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Aos Trancos E Barrancos's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.