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Estádio Maracassume
Spectators: 6673 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) Maracassume's Afonsinho Viana started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Perivaldo Sanches received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Benjamim Ferraz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Afonsinho Viana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 7 minutes, Afonsinho Viana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Maracassume's supporters crossed their fingers, but Afonsinho Viana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Walmir Diniz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernani Valle in the 10th minute of the match. If Abelardo Domingues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Perivaldo Sanches received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Benjamim Ferraz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Perivaldo Sanches sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Perivaldo Sanches in the 29th minute of play forced Maracassume's goalkeeper Benjamim Ferraz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute, Maracassume's Afonsinho Viana dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Rubens Vaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamim Ferraz having to interfere. Walmir Diniz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abelardo Domingues in the 47th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rubens Vaz to make the kick off. Rubens Vaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Perivaldo Sanches received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Benjamim Ferraz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Perivaldo Sanches, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 61 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Benjamim Ferraz was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. If Abelardo Domingues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Afonsinho Viana struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Walmir Diniz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Maracassume. When Afonsinho Viana fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Maracassume's protests and gave Afonsinho Viana a yellow card for diving instead. Afonsinho Viana kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Maracassume's goalkeeper Benjamim Ferraz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Rubens Vaz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benjamim Ferraz was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Perivaldo Sanches succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 83rd playminute. With his leg Benjamim Ferraz managed to avoid a goal in the 89thth minute, when gaxpar FC's Tomé Esteves fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Perivaldo Sanches's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Benjamim Ferraz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Perivaldo Sanches got free with Benjamim Ferraz in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 95 minutes into the match, Maracassume's Afonsinho Viana sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Walmir Diniz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Maracassume's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.