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Estádio Olea
Spectators: 7225 (Terracing: 5420, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) Jonathan Nunes made the kick off and thus started the match. 7 minutes into the game, Joélson Alvarenga cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Emerson Nascimento was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 14 minutes of play, Bala's Jonathan Nunes made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emerson Nascimento was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Bala's Richard Nogueira got a free kick in the 17th minute. Dudu Peixoto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luís Paulo Porto having to make a save. Dudu Peixoto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Luís Paulo Porto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Luís Paulo Porto managed to avoid a goal in the 28thth minute, when Tiago Futebol Clube's Juarês Vieira fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a rather tough play, Tiago Futebol Clube's Régis Monteiro got a free kick in the 30th minute. When Jonathan Nunes came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Bala 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 Jonathan Nunes couldn't finish the play. After 41 minutes, Richard Nogueira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bala and the Tiago Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. After having played for 42 minutes, Dudu Peixoto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tiago Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dudu Peixoto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dudu Peixoto was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Tiago Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Nunes came free, but Emerson Nascimento reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 58 minutes into the game, Nelsinho Munhoz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bala's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tiago Futebol Clube the free kick. Luís Paulo Porto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juarês Vieira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Tiago Futebol Clube's Dudu Peixoto in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bala's goalie prevented a goal. Bala's Luís Paulo Porto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juarês Vieira in the 65th minute of play. A collision led to Tiago Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Régis Monteiro hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joélson Alvarenga got free with Emerson Nascimento in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jonathan Nunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Emerson Nascimento tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luís Paulo Porto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dudu Peixoto, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Luís Paulo Porto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dudu Peixoto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emerson Nascimento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Nunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Juarês Vieira got in the 92nd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Luís Paulo Porto handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Bala walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.