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Estádio Manino
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Passarinhos's Tiaguinho Baptista started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Lúcio Alves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Telmo Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Lúcio Alves managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manino's supporters rose to their feet, but Lúcio Alves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Telmo Cruz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Duda Arósio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiaguinho Baptista in the 11th minute of play. Tiaguinho Baptista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sebastião Branco might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Duda Arósio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sebastião Branco ran back to his position shaking his head. Passarinhos's Telmo Cruz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Passarinhos from getting a goal against them. In the 27th match minute, Passarinhos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Severino Pirani to maneuver through the defense. Lúcio Alves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Manino's zone, Vivaldo Madureira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Duda Arósio came out of the goal and Vivaldo Madureira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gilberto Coelho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Telmo Cruz having to make a save. 39 minutes into the match, Manino's Lúcio Alves sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Telmo Cruz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Manino's Arlindo Machado got a free kick in the 43rd minute.

Manino's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hélder Luz in the 54th minute. Arlindo Machado made a great header on Manino's corner, it was just that Passarinhos's Telmo Cruz managed to reach the ball for a save. If Arlindo Machado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arlindo Machado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Telmo Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lúcio Alves in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Vivaldo Madureira 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. Duda Arósio made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Vivaldo Madureira sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Passarinhos's zone, Lúcio Alves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Telmo Cruz came out of the goal and Lúcio Alves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Carlos Fernando Macedo fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manino's protests and gave Carlos Fernando Macedo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 75th match minute, Manino was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Fernando Macedo to maneuver through the defense. After 76 minutes, Tiaguinho Baptista mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Passarinhos and the Manino players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Passarinhos's Tiaguinho Baptista got a free kick in the 76th minute. If Aníbal Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arlindo Machado struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Telmo Cruz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manino. Lúcio Alves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Telmo Cruz having to interfere. Lúcio Alves struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Telmo Cruz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manino. After having played for 88 minutes, Carlos Fernando Macedo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manino's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carlos Fernando Macedo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Manino's Wiliam Aguiar got his second yellow card of the match in the 94th minute. The referee ordered Wiliam Aguiar off the ground. Manino were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.