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Estádio Cupijo
Spectators: 7087 (Terracing: 5462, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arlindo Valadares got the match started through his kick off. Ramiro Simão might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carlos Alberto Sousa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ramiro Simão ran back to his position shaking his head. Carlos Alberto Sousa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo Araújo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. CR Independente's Carlos Alberto Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Viana in the 13th minute of play. Gustavo Araújo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Carlos Alberto Sousa came out and tried to block the shot, but Gustavo Araújo slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 20th minute. Carlos Alberto Sousa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo Araújo in the 25th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, CR Independente's goalkeeper Carlos Alberto Sousa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ramiro Simão. Carlos Alberto Sousa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo Araújo in the 30th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Gustavo Araújo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Alberto Sousa was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Carlos Alberto Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Araújo in the 33rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ramiro Simão got free with Carlos Alberto Sousa in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vítor Queirós kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Carlos Alberto Sousa was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Dadá Bueno. With a little luck, CR Independente's Carlos Alberto Sousa got control of the ball when Ramiro Simão tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Gustavo Araújo came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Cupijo 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 Gustavo Araújo couldn't finish the play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

In the 53rd minute Gustavo Araújo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Alberto Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carlos Alberto Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Araújo, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Araújo in the 61st minute of play forced CR Independente's goalkeeper Carlos Alberto Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute Cupijo were awarded a corner. Décio Pimenta went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 68th minute Gustavo Araújo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Alberto Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75thth minute of the game Ramiro Simão who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CR Independente's Carlos Alberto Sousa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Araújo in the 76th minute of play forced CR Independente's goalkeeper Carlos Alberto Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cupijo's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Décio Pimenta in the 80th minute. In the 82nd minute of the match Dadá Bueno shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Carlos Alberto Sousa showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 84th minute, Dadá Bueno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 88th minute, Carlinhos Fernandes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlos Alberto Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Araújo, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Cupijo had played much better football throughout.