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Estádio Regeneracao
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Laércio de Medeiros made the kick off which started today's match. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Moisés Alvarenga put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Afonsinho Tepedino. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Moisés Alvarenga managed to get in a good position for a shot. Regeneracao's supporters rose to their feet, but Moisés Alvarenga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Afonsinho Tepedino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bruninho Figueiredo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Durval Hoffmann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Moisés Alvarenga could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Afonsinho Tepedino made a huge save. If Moisés Alvarenga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Afonsinho Tepedino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moisés Alvarenga, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. If Moisés Alvarenga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Glauco Britto succeeded in the game's 30th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. After some careless play in the Regeneracao defense, Glauco Britto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Durval Hoffmann. The Regeneracao fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Durval Hoffmann should have stopped the shot. In the 37th minute Laércio de Medeiros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afonsinho Tepedino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Glauco Britto struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Durval Hoffmann didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Passoca. The supporters of Regeneracao booed when Passoca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cesinha Ortiz didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 45 minutes, Laércio de Medeiros managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Regeneracao's supporters crossed their fingers, but Laércio de Medeiros was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Glauco Britto was the one to do the kick off. Passoca were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after Regeneracao's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Magno Neto took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Anselmo Santos got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Durval Hoffmann quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joel Abraão during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 55th minute, Joel Abraão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Jânio de Lara came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Passoca 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 Jânio de Lara couldn't finish the play. 63 minutes into the match, Regeneracao's goalkeeper Durval Hoffmann had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bruninho Figueiredo. Bruninho Figueiredo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Durval Hoffmann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Passoca's Zé Pedro Custódio got a free kick in the 70th minute. Laércio de Medeiros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonsinho Tepedino having to interfere. Glauco Britto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bruninho Figueiredo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Bruninho Figueiredo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 85th minute, Glauco Britto 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. In the 94th minute, Laércio de Medeiros 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. In the 96th minute Moisés Alvarenga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afonsinho Tepedino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.