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Estádio Apore
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Maurinho Ferraz made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Apore AD's Toninho Simões got a free kick in the 5th minute. Arí Pimenta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dário Dracena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Maurinho Ferraz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vito Garcia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Leonel Loureiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, Apore AD's goal looked a bit too open when Moisés Ortiz came free, but Arí Pimenta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd match minute, Apore AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís da Cunha to maneuver through the defense. Arí Pimenta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luisinho Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. If Maurinho Ferraz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 32nd minute, Luís da Cunha reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Leonel Loureiro. The goal made the score 1-0. When Adrianinho Peixoto came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Apore AD 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 Adrianinho Peixoto couldn't finish the play. Luís da Cunha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 40th minute, Maurinho Ferraz 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. Luís da Cunha 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. Luís da Cunha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonel Loureiro having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 52nd minute Maurinho Ferraz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonel Loureiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armando Prado struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Leonel Loureiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Apore AD. Clóvis Silveira took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arí Pimenta. Arí Pimenta dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 68 minutes into the match, Maneco SS's goal looked a bit too open when Maurinho Ferraz came free, but Leonel Loureiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Apore AD's Vito Garcia got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Leonel Loureiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís da Cunha in the 77th minute of the match. Toninho Simões fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonel Loureiro having to interfere. 82 minutes into the match, Adrianinho Peixoto notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Maneco SS's Leonel Loureiro. Leonel Loureiro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luís da Cunha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 89th minute Luís da Cunha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonel Loureiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Clóvis Silveira got free with Arí Pimenta in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.