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Estádio Defunto
Spectators: 7195 (Terracing: 5398, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) Belmiro Barreto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Silas Pirani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 7 minutes, Luiz Fernando Nogueira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Braganca's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luiz Fernando Nogueira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpected shot in the 10th minute by Luan Paraense got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Vicente Paes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Vicente Paes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dorival Oliveira was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Fernando Nogueira in the 17th minute of play forced Defunto EC's goalkeeper Silas Pirani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ivo Torres during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 24th minute there was a penalty for Defunto EC. Benjamim Faria stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Dorival Oliveira. 1-0. Pedrão Paraíba kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. If Belmiro Barreto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vicente Paes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dorival Oliveira having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luiz Fernando Nogueira was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pedrão Paraíba during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Defunto EC's Pedrão Paraíba got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 55th minute, Oséas Azevedo fired a really elegant long shot, but Silas Pirani threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Belmiro Barreto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silas Pirani having to interfere. Braganca's Dorival Oliveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luan Paraense in the 60th minute of play. 64 minutes into the game, Luiz Fernando Nogueira recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Silas Pirani. Luiz Fernando Nogueira showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. Dorival Oliveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luan Paraense in the 70th minute of play. When Belmiro Barreto fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Braganca's protests and gave Belmiro Barreto a yellow card for diving instead. In the 73rd minute, Belmiro Barreto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 86th minute, Vicente Paes 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. Lino Baiano took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dorival Oliveira. Dorival Oliveira dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2.