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Antero
Spectators: 7289 (Terracing: 5469, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fernando Cerezo started the match with the kick off. Christiano Viana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Gaspar, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Christiano Viana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrianinho Lira, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. The audience was convinced that Fernando Cerezo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Durvalino Paraíba was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Christiano Viana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chicão Aparecido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernando Cerezo in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Durvalino Paraíba, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 22 minutes into the game, Fernando Cerezo lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Durvalino Paraíba. Nico Paiva hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. 27 minutes into the match, Iuru FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando Cerezo came free, but Durvalino Paraíba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Antero defense, Adrianinho Lira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Christiano Viana. The Antero fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Christiano Viana should have stopped the shot. After 34 played minutes Iuru FC got a freekick which was hit by Adrianinho Lira. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fernando Cerezo got free with Durvalino Paraíba in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Fernando Cerezo put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Durvalino Paraíba. Richard Tepedino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Durvalino Paraíba having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Iuru FC's Zeca Paes got a free kick in the 46th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Adrianinho Lira to strike the kick off in the second half. When Zeca Paes fell near the penalty area in the 50th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Iuru FC's protests and gave Zeca Paes a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Iuru FC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Zeca Paes hit a great ball. After having played for 54 minutes, Chicão Aparecido managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Iuru FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Chicão Aparecido was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Antero's Richard Tepedino got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Durvalino Paraíba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Cerezo in the 59th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fernando Cerezo in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Durvalino Paraíba saved Iuru FC from getting behind. Durvalino Paraíba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fernando Cerezo's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. Durvalino Paraíba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fernando Cerezo's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. In the 72nd minute João Augusto Campidelis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Durvalino Paraíba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Iuru FC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Nico Paiva hit a great ball. Durvalino Paraíba didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Antero's Fernando Cerezo shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Durvalino Paraíba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frédson Quirino, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Antero's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.