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Estádio Amapora
Spectators: 6654 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gonçalo Figueiredo got the match started through his kick off. Gonçalo Figueiredo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The nice shot from Doriva Linares in the 6thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Gilson Perez had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. In the 11th minute, Pontal's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Doriva Linares fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bernardo de Sousa during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 25th match minute, Pontal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo de Sousa to maneuver through the defense. Gilson Perez was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from João Augusto Barreto. Bruninho Pitta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Benjamim Recife tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Bruninho Pitta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benjamim Recife was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. In the 34th minute, Marcelo Oliveira 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. After a rather tough play, Amapora EC's Marcelo Dante got a free kick in the 35th minute. A collision led to Pontal getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Guilherme Zonta hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Oliveira in the 43rd minute of play forced Amapora EC's goalkeeper Benjamim Recife to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bruninho Pitta to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcelo Oliveira got free with Benjamim Recife in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marcelo Oliveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamim Recife having to interfere. Amapora EC's Benjamim Recife played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruninho Pitta in the 64th minute of play. Marcelo Oliveira was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 66th minute. Pontal's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 72nd match minute, Amapora EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reginaldo da Cunha to maneuver through the defense. Rony Veloso kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Marcelo Oliveira struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Benjamim Recife didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pontal. Bruninho Pitta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamim Recife having to interfere. If Doriva Linares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Doriva Linares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Gilson Perez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Doriva Linares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilson Perez having to interfere. A collision led to Pontal getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Luís Gustavo Bezerra hit a great ball. When Doriva Linares came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Amapora EC 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 Doriva Linares couldn't finish the play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Pontal walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.