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Sapupara
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Sapupara FC's Francisco Hermes got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Sapupara FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Hernani Motta hit a great ball. In the 17th minute, Glauco Prestes 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. After a rather tough play, Mansidao EC's Pedrinho Peres got a free kick in the 17th minute. Sapupara FC were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after Mansidao EC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Noel Pernambucano took the corner. The corner ended in Noel Pernambucano almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Mansidao EC's Pedro Carvalho did a great save. In the 23rd minute, Adrianinho Cordeiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mansidao EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The audience was convinced that Adrianinho Cordeiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sérgio Novaes was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. In the 31st minute, Francisco Hermes 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. Sérgio Novaes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norberto dos Santos in the 33rd minute of the match. If Adrianinho Cordeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Sapupara FC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Gilson Seco hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sapupara FC's goalkeeper Sérgio Novaes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mansidao EC's Pedro Carvalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Hermes in the 44th minute of play. The Sapupara FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mansidao EC were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Norberto dos Santos made a kick off. After 51 minutes, Faustão de Queiroz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sapupara FC and the Mansidao EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Sapupara FC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Faustão de Queiroz hit a great ball. Sérgio Novaes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norberto dos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adrianinho Cordeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sérgio Novaes having to interfere. Pedro Carvalho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Glauco Prestes, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Francisco Hermes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Pedro Carvalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Glauco Prestes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 78 played minutes Mansidao EC got a freekick which was hit by Luís Paulo Leal. Pedro Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Hermes in the 84th minute of play. Pedro Carvalho stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Glauco Prestes's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. Sérgio Novaes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norberto dos Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Sérgio Novaes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norberto dos Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Francisco Hermes struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Pedro Carvalho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sapupara FC. The Mansidao EC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Mansidao EC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.