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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bernardinho Amaral took the kick off in the first half of the match. Bernardinho Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Quirino having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Bernardinho Amaral ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manuel Quirino was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The supporters of Curralzinho booed when Real Cruz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardinho Amaral didn't get a good kick on the ball. Renato Tande hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. A collision led to Curralzinho getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Luizão Berger hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Bernardinho Amaral kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Manuel Quirino. That made the score 2-0 in the 19 minute of play. A collision led to Real Cruz getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Jeremias Matos hit a great ball. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Curralzinho's goalkeeper Manuel Quirino, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Real Cruz getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Alex Pena hit a great ball. Bernardinho Amaral recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marcel Ceresso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Manuel Quirino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manuel Quirino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bernardinho Amaral in the 33rd minute. Real Cruz's Fabiano Vieira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Paulo Soares in the 38th minute of play. Alex Pena hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. If Bernardinho Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zé Paulo Soares to strike the kick off in the second half. After 54 minutes of play, Real Cruz's Bernardinho Amaral made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manuel Quirino was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 60th minute of the match, Luisão Pinho tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Fabiano Vieira saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, Real Cruz's Rafa Paraibano got a free kick in the 60th minute. After having played for 65 minutes, Juninho Castro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Cruz's supporters crossed their fingers, but Juninho Castro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 77 minutes Curralzinho's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luís Fernando Arce who took care of the corner kick. Luís Fernando Arce made a great header on Real Cruz's corner, it was just that Curralzinho's Manuel Quirino managed to reach the ball for a save. After 90 played minutes Curralzinho got a freekick which was hit by Zé Paulo Soares.