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Spectators: 6778 (Terracing: 5100, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pedrinho Lima kicked off to start the match. Benê Pinho kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Marcel Batista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eduardo Penha having to interfere. If Albertinho Furtado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eduardo Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evaristo Lara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the game, Marcel Batista lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Eduardo Penha. With his leg Eduardo Penha managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when Balaco's Marcel Batista fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albertinho Furtado in the 30th minute of play forced Balaco's goalkeeper Celsinho Pontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 31 minutes, Pedrinho Lima managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Olímpico Manaus F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedrinho Lima was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Celsinho Pontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albertinho Furtado in the 38th minute of the match. Pedrinho Lima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 42 played minutes, Balaco's Ivo Eger shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Eduardo Penha came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Balaco reached it. The supporters of Balaco booed when Olímpico Manaus F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evandro de Almeida didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Evaristo Lara to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Olímpico Manaus F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Evaristo Lara came free, but Eduardo Penha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Olímpico Manaus F.C.'s Alfredão Fonseca got a free kick in the 53rd minute. After having played for 54 minutes, Marcel Batista managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Balaco's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcel Batista was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 63rd minute Pedrinho Lima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celsinho Pontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, Balaco's goalkeeper Celsinho Pontes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Albertinho Furtado. Albertinho Furtado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Olímpico Manaus F.C. booed when Balaco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilberto Barbosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Evaristo Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 75th minute, Benê Pinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Evaristo Lara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Eduardo Penha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Evandro de Almeida hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Albertinho Furtado succeeded in the game's 93rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-3. When the match was over Olímpico Manaus F.C. could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Balaco throughout the match.