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Estádio Banana
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Yuri Correia made the kick off and thus started the match. Custódio Esteves struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Felipe Mangueira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Banana EC. After 9 minutes of play, Esterao's Sílvio Luiz Pitta made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Albertino Tavares was left in no man's land by his defense there! Felipe Mangueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilson Sabóia, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. The supporters of Banana EC booed when Esterao was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Augusto Penha didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Gilson Sabóia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Felipe Mangueira was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. 20 minutes into the game, Gilson Sabóia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Felipe Mangueira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Albertino Tavares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yuri Correia went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. A collision led to Esterao getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Dênis Pires hit a great ball. Yuri Correia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yuri Correia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albertino Tavares having to interfere. Sílvio Luiz Pitta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Albertino Tavares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Felipe Mangueira made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Henrique Linhares sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Banana EC defense, Yuri Correia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Albertino Tavares. The Banana EC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Albertino Tavares should have stopped the shot.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gilson Sabóia was the one to do the kick off. Felipe Mangueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrique Linhares, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. A collision led to Esterao getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Dênis Pires hit a great ball. In the 61st match minute, Banana EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albertino Cabral to maneuver through the defense. In a very dangerous position, a player in Esterao fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 68th minute. Penalty! After 72 played minutes Esterao got a freekick which was hit by Zé Augusto Penha. In the 75th match minute, Banana EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Régis da Costa to maneuver through the defense. If Sílvio Luiz Pitta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Américo de Senna fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Banana EC's protests and gave Américo de Senna a yellow card for diving instead. A hard shot by Wilton Prestes from long distance, 83 minutes into the match, got Albertino Tavares's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 85th minute, Gilson Carvalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 86 played minutes, Banana EC's Hamílton Aguiar shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Felipe Mangueira came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Banana EC reached it. Sílvio Luiz Pitta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Albertino Tavares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Banana EC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 89th minute, when Yuri Correia scored to the left of an out of position Albertino Tavares, making the score, 2-4. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Esterao walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.