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Estádio Ajuda
Spectators: 6664 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Cesinha Bezerra 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. After a rather tough play, Ajuda's Frederico Velloso got a free kick in the 5th minute. Albertinho Maia's late challenge caught a Ajuda's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Albertinho Maia helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Espanha AD's Albertinho Maia got a free kick in the 8th minute. Ajuda's Walmir Vides got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 10th minute, Haroldo Arósio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 19 minutes into the match, Ajuda's goal looked a bit too open when Kiko Furtado came free, but Felipe Barreto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd match minute, Espanha AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cesinha Bezerra to maneuver through the defense. 28 minutes into the match, Espanha AD's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Fábio da Rocha came free, but Sílvio Luís Pontes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felipe Barreto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Severo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sílvio Luís Pontes made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Luiz Fábio da Rocha sent off a good shot on target. 33 minutes into the match, Espanha AD's goal looked a bit too open when Frederico Velloso came free, but Sílvio Luís Pontes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felipe Barreto didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Espanha AD's Marcelo Severo shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Felipe Barreto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcelo Severo went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. After having played for 40 minutes, Sydney Couto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Espanha AD's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sydney Couto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Felipe Barreto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo Severo in the 43rd minute of the match. Espanha AD's defense didn't have a chance, in the 45th minute, when Hudson Amaral scored to the left of an out of position Sílvio Luís Pontes, making the score, 2-3. The Ajuda players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Espanha AD were winning 2-3.

The wind increased when Marcelo Severo made the kick off in the second half. Pedro Luiz Félix charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedro Luiz Félix the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Espanha AD booed when Ajuda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Luiz Félix didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sílvio Luís Pontes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walmir Vides, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Ajuda booed when Espanha AD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Sarmento didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Amadeu Araújo came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Ajuda 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 Amadeu Araújo couldn't finish the play. 65 minutes into the match, Espanha AD's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Fábio da Rocha came free, but Sílvio Luís Pontes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sílvio Luís Pontes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luiz Fábio da Rocha went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Espanha AD defense, Luiz Fábio da Rocha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sílvio Luís Pontes. The Espanha AD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sílvio Luís Pontes should have stopped the shot. If Kiko Furtado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ajuda were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Espanha AD for a fine match.