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Pompuanas
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Naldo Esteves kicked off to start the match. Igreja Batista Adonai's Patrick Soeiro got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Naldo Esteves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Luiz Amaral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adilson Senna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrick Soeiro in the 26th minute of play. In the 29th minute Naldo Esteves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Amaral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute, Miguel da Mata hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Naldo Esteves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Luiz Amaral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Naldo Esteves in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luiz Amaral prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luiz Amaral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Naldo Esteves in the 35th minute of the match. If Vicente Paes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Patrick Soeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Adilson Senna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Naldo Esteves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Pombos's Adilson Senna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrick Soeiro in the 54th minute of play. After 58 minutes, Delfim Camargo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pombos and the Igreja Batista Adonai players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 58th minute, Delfim Camargo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dedé Correia took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 59th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Adilson Senna. Pombos's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Vicente Paes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 62 minutes into the game, Igreja Batista Adonai's Vicente Paes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Adilson Senna made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Naldo Esteves in the 65th minute of play forced Igreja Batista Adonai's goalkeeper Luiz Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luiz Amaral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Naldo Esteves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adilson Senna didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vicente Paes went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. A collision led to Pombos getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Delfim Camargo hit a great ball. Patrick Soeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adilson Senna having to interfere. Vicente Paes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Valdir Alves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 95th minute Vicente Paes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adilson Senna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Pombos getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Delfim Camargo hit a great ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Pombos players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Igreja Batista Adonai.