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Arena do Escorpião
Spectators: 7230 (Terracing: 5424, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jaime Cearense got the match started through his kick off. Adhemar Arce received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Oséas Quadros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of 25 de Outubro booed when Flarania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osvaldinho Rocha didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Flarania's Oséas Quadros got control of the ball when Adhemar Arce tried to sneak it across the goal line. Flarania's Oséas Quadros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lúcio Quirino in the 14th minute of play. Arnaldo Cardozo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Cearense, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Cearense in the 18th minute of play forced 25 de Outubro's goalkeeper Arnaldo Cardozo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Nilmar Oliveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 25 de Outubro's Arnaldo Cardozo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Cearense in the 21st minute of play. If Adhemar Arce had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adhemar Arce scored 1-1 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Oséas Quadros, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jaime Cearense blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arnaldo Cardozo having to make a save. Lúcio Quirino's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Oséas Quadros read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. Gonçalo Costa charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gonçalo Costa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Arnaldo Cardozo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Cearense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gonçalo Costa was shown his second yellow card after 45 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Gonçalo Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Adhemar Arce was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, 25 de Outubro's goalkeeper Arnaldo Cardozo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nilmar Oliveira. In the 54th minute, Falcão Diniz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arnaldo Cardozo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Cearense in the 59th minute of play. When Geovanni Sampaio fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Flarania's protests and gave Geovanni Sampaio a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Cearense in the 63rd minute of play forced 25 de Outubro's goalkeeper Arnaldo Cardozo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nilmar Oliveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Arnaldo Cardozo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 70 minutes into the game, one of 25 de Outubro:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Arnaldo Cardozo, was totally fooled by Flarania's Delfim Moreira, who 71 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. After having played for 80 minutes, Nilmar Oliveira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Flarania's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nilmar Oliveira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Jaime Cearense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 86 minutes of play, 25 de Outubro's Adhemar Arce made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oséas Quadros was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Nilmar Oliveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nilmar Oliveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Arnaldo Cardozo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arnaldo Cardozo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Cearense, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The 25 de Outubro fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Flarania were clearly better and deserved to take the win.