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Estádio Turaru
Spectators: 6664 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bruninho Travassos started the match with the kick off. If Bruninho Travassos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bruninho Travassos in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Franklin do Vale saved Pindamonhangabense EC from getting behind. If José Maria da Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 19th minute José Maria da Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guga Donatello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute, Bruninho Travassos made a precise shot to the right of Franklin do Vale. Pindamonhangabense EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After a rather tough play, Pindamonhangabense EC's Geraldo Esteves got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 26th minute of the match Manuel Torres shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Franklin do Vale showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Claudinho Cavalcante hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. In the 29th minute, Geraldo Esteves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guga Donatello showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Maria da Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. If Eliseu Valadares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 41st minute, José Maria da Costa 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. The supporters of Pindamonhangabense EC booed when Corte FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rogério Pimenta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bruninho Travassos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for José Maria da Costa to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Pindamonhangabense EC's zone, Bruninho Travassos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Franklin do Vale came out of the goal and Bruninho Travassos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A hard shot 58 in the game by Laércio Ramos from a close distance when the talented Franklin do Vale managed to make a qualified save. Pindamonhangabense EC's players were relieved. José Maria da Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Guga Donatello tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Eliseu Valadares came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Pindamonhangabense EC 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 Eliseu Valadares couldn't finish the play. José Maria da Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Guga Donatello tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 68th minute José Maria da Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guga Donatello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Pedro Luiz Braga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Pindamonhangabense EC booed when Corte FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rogério Pimenta didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th minute, Bruninho Travassos fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Franklin do Vale, passed just outside the right post. Laércio Ramos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Franklin do Vale tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Franklin do Vale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruninho Travassos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bruninho Travassos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Franklin do Vale tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pindamonhangabense EC's Franklin do Vale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruninho Travassos in the 89th minute of play. José Maria da Costa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Guga Donatello having to make a save. Eliseu Valadares scored 1-2 in the 98th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Guga Donatello, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Corte FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Corte FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.