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Estádio Engenhoca
Spectators: 5003 (Terracing: 4001, Seating: 1001, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Haroldo Ramos started the match with the kick off. Luiz Gustavo Correia made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Jaime de Lara sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Real Parque's Albertinho Quirino got a free kick in the 19th minute. Real Parque's Luiz Gustavo Correia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haroldo Ramos in the 21st minute of play. Vitinho Moraes took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Manoel Paraibano. Manoel Paraibano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 27th match minute, AC Poker was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agenor Mendes to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Haroldo Ramos kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Luiz Gustavo Correia. That made the score 1-1 in the 29 minute of play. In the 35th minute Haroldo Ramos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Gustavo Correia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. William Lopes made in the 39th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Haroldo Ramos immediately put the ball in play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vitinho Moraes was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th match minute, AC Poker was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Augusto Campidelis to maneuver through the defense. After 55 played minutes AC Poker got a freekick which was hit by Murillo Luz. After 62 minutes of play, AC Poker's Jaime de Lara made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luiz Gustavo Correia was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 66 minutes, Albertinho Quirino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Parque and the AC Poker players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime de Lara in the 68th minute of play forced Real Parque's goalkeeper Luiz Gustavo Correia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Real Parque's Luiz Gustavo Correia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haroldo Ramos in the 70th minute of play. William Lopes kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Vitinho Moraes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Manoel Paraibano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Real Parque's Albertinho Quirino got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Luiz Gustavo Correia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime de Lara in the 85th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jaime de Lara during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jaime de Lara kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match.