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Estádio Pacu
Spectators: 7190 (Terracing: 5394, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nicolas Velloso got the match started through his kick off. Benedito Rosado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Mauro Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 6 minutes into the game, FC Holfinburg's Nicolas Velloso nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. José Vítor Silva made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Benedito Rosados short, quick shot in the 10thth minute got Mauro Branco to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 11th minute, Cássio de Lima ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mauro Branco was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Eurico Sampaio hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Ediberto Azevedo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pacu's supporters rose to their feet, but Ediberto Azevedo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mauro Branco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Benedito Rosado struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Mauro Branco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pacu. When Cássio de Lima in the 18th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Mauro Branco kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 2-1 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. Benedito Rosado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Vítor Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Almir de Sousa, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Mauro Branco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cássio de Lima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes into the match, FC Holfinburg's goal looked a bit too open when Cássio de Lima came free, but Mauro Branco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 43 minutes, Almir de Sousa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Holfinburg's supporters crossed their fingers, but Almir de Sousa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cássio de Lima to make the kick off. Nicolas Velloso struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. José Vítor Silva didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Holfinburg. A collision led to Pacu getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Ediberto Azevedo hit a great ball. Pacu's José Vítor Silva proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Pacu from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Pacu getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Luís Guilherme Hermes hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC Holfinburg's zone, Cássio de Lima stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mauro Branco came out of the goal and Cássio de Lima tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Pacu's Luís Guilherme Hermes got a free kick in the 67th minute. Pacu's Benedito Rosado got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mauro Branco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel da Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 78 minutes into the match, FC Holfinburg's goal looked a bit too open when Benedito Rosado came free, but Mauro Branco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Benedito Rosado 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. Marcelinho Motta charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcelinho Motta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Marcelinho Motta hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Benedito Rosado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Mauro Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 93 minutes, Manuel da Cunha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pacu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Manuel da Cunha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Benedito Rosado came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Pacu 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 Benedito Rosado couldn't finish the play. Manuel da Cunha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mauro Branco having to interfere. There was no doubt that Pacu were the better team. Pacu's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.