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Spectators: 6669 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leandro Arruda got the match started through his kick off. Oscar Paraibano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Augusto de Azevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. If Flavinho Viana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leandro Arruda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Túlio Nóbrega having to interfere. In the 11thth minute of the game Leandro Arruda who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Ducks's Túlio Nóbrega was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in The Ducks's zone, Wágner Braga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Túlio Nóbrega came out of the goal and Wágner Braga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Metropolitano's Leandro Arruda got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Wágner Braga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Túlio Nóbrega made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Arruda in the 18th minute of play. Tales Torres's late challenge caught a Metropolitano's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tales Torres helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavinho Viana in the 28th minute of play forced Metropolitano's goalkeeper Oscar Paraibano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The The Ducks fans' excitement grew in the 30th match minute when The Ducks's Pedro Augusto de Azevedo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavinho Viana in the 33rd minute of play forced Metropolitano's goalkeeper Oscar Paraibano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in The Ducks's zone, Leandro Arruda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Túlio Nóbrega came out of the goal and Leandro Arruda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Túlio Nóbrega was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Leandro Arruda showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 36 minute of play. Metropolitano's Oscar Paraibano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavinho Viana in the 41st minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pedro Augusto de Azevedo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Augusto de Azevedo in the 51st minute of play forced Metropolitano's goalkeeper Oscar Paraibano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Flavinho Viana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Leandro Arruda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Túlio Nóbrega was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Metropolitano's Oscar Paraibano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Augusto de Azevedo in the 62nd minute of play. Oscar Paraibano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Augusto de Azevedo in the 70th minute of the match. Leandro Arruda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Túlio Nóbrega having to interfere. Oscar Paraibano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Flavinho Viana in the 75th minute. Túlio Nóbrega showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leandro Arruda, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Pedro Augusto de Azevedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Oscar Paraibano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, The Ducks's Luiz Fernando Peixoto got a free kick in the 85th minute. After having played for 89 minutes, Flavinho Viana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Ducks's supporters crossed their fingers, but Flavinho Viana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Adelino de Godoi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. The Ducks had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.