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Estádio Eubanque
Spectators: 7262 (Terracing: 5448, Seating: 1670, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aílton Arantes took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of BARRANCA FC booed when Manthiqueira was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cícero Monteiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pedro Augusto Pereira during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to BARRANCA FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Pedro Augusto Pereira hit a great ball. Aílton Arantes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hílton Meirelles having to interfere. Wilson Corrêa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fred França, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 22nd minute, Jean Albuquerque 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. Cícero Monteiro kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After 42 played minutes, BARRANCA FC's Alberto Meireles shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Wilson Corrêa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in BARRANCA FC reached it. In the 44th minute, Willian Marinho 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. When Fred França came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the BARRANCA FC 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 Fred França couldn't finish the play. In the 47th match minute, Manthiqueira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cícero Monteiro to maneuver through the defense. If Jean Albuquerque had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 49th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fred França to make the kick off. The supporters of BARRANCA FC booed when Manthiqueira was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudinei Freire didn't get a good kick on the ball. BARRANCA FC were awarded a corner in the 56th minute after Manthiqueira's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alberto Meireles took the corner. After taking down the ball on BARRANCA FC's corner Jânio Rodrigues fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Wilson Corrêa quite easily take care of the ball. William Gaspar kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Hílton Meirelles didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aílton Arantes went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 63rd minute, Fred França 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. Cícero Monteiro's late challenge caught a BARRANCA FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cícero Monteiro helped the player get up and apologised. If Fred França had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cícero Monteiro hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. 73 minutes into the match, Manthiqueira's goalkeeper Wilson Corrêa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jean Albuquerque. 76 minutes into the match, Aílton Arantes notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of BARRANCA FC's Hílton Meirelles. Hílton Meirelles was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 84 minutes in the game, Fred França fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Wilson Corrêa having to interfere. When Willian Marinho came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Manthiqueira 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 Willian Marinho couldn't finish the play. Hílton Meirelles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Willian Marinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Manthiqueira had won after a very even match.