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Estádio Santa
Spectators: 7222 (Terracing: 5420, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gilson Leal got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Santa AD's goal looked a bit too open when Gerson Falcão came free, but Eurico Gerber reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Talentosos were awarded a corner in the 7th minute after Santa AD's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Percival de Amaral took the corner. Percival de Amaral made a great header on Talentosos's corner, it was just that Santa AD's Eurico Gerber managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 8th minute Murilo Fagundes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Pedro Godoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes in the game Percival de Amaral did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Zé Pedro de Sousa. The audience was convinced that Gerson Falcão's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eurico Gerber was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. In the 15th minute Magno Damião shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eurico Gerber saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Magno Damião in the 19th minute of play forced Santa AD's goalkeeper Eurico Gerber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eurico Gerber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerson Falcão in the 20th minute of play. Eurico Gerber showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Magno Damião in the 22nd minute of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 25 minutes into the game, when Belmiro de Azevedo put in a rough tackle. In the 24th minute, one of Santa AD:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Santa AD. Percival de Amaral placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Eurico Gerber took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Magno Damião, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eurico Gerber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Magno Damião, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. 33 minutes into the match, Santa AD's goal looked a bit too open when Gerson Falcão came free, but Eurico Gerber reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 34 played minutes Santa AD got a freekick which was hit by Raimundo Albuquerque. 40 minutes into the match, Santa AD's goal looked a bit too open when Gerson Falcão came free, but Eurico Gerber reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gerson Falcão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Magno Damião made the kick off in the second half. Raimundo Albuquerque fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Pedro Godoi having to interfere. Eurico Gerber made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Gerson Falcão sent off a good shot on target. Gerson Falcão could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Eurico Gerber made a huge save. With a little luck, Santa AD's Eurico Gerber got control of the ball when Gerson Falcão tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Santa AD getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Dorian Leite hit a great ball. Eurico Gerber acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 60th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Oswaldo Sabóia. An unexpectedly hard shot by Magno Damião in the 64th minute of play forced Santa AD's goalkeeper Eurico Gerber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eurico Gerber took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Magno Damião, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eurico Gerber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Magno Damião, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 78 minutes into the match, Santa AD's goalkeeper Eurico Gerber had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gerson Falcão. In the 79th minute, Gerson Falcão ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eurico Gerber was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 82 minutes into the match, Santa AD's goalkeeper Eurico Gerber had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gerson Falcão. Gilson Leal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Pedro Godoi having to interfere. In the 92nd minute Gilson Leal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Pedro Godoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Talentosos's Júlio Nóbrega got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Santa AD supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Talentosos's performance. The match ended with a win for Talentosos.