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José Paiz Soares
Spectators: 6841 (Terracing: 5125, Seating: 1576, VIP seats: 140) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Percival Borges made the kick off which started today's match. Paulo Renato Reis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilson Travassos having to interfere. If Paulo Renato Reis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Percival Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vágner Soares hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute, Tupynambás's Percival Borges ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Wilson Travassos. Wilson Travassos yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 24 minutes into the match, Saracura SC's goal looked a bit too open when Percival Borges came free, but Wilson Travassos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amílton Barreto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cafu Paiva in the 26th minute of play. Percival Borges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Percival Borges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Percival Borges's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilson Travassos was relentless in the 41st minute of the game.

The wind increased when Cafu Paiva made the kick off in the second half. Percival Borges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Renato Reis in the 68th minute of play forced Saracura SC's goalkeeper Wilson Travassos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilson Travassos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Percival Borges, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. When Paulo Renato Reis came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Tupynambás 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 Paulo Renato Reis couldn't finish the play. If Percival Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wilson Travassos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Glauco Valle in the 77th minute of play. Paulo Renato Reis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Paulo Renato Reis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilson Travassos having to interfere. If Percival Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 88th play minutes Paulo Renato Reis shot 2-0, a short shot which went by Wilson Travassos and just under the crossbar into goal. Tupynambás's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Cafu Paiva 96 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-1. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Tupynambás had played much better football throughout.