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Estádio Tucumduba
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Falcão de Senna made the kick off and thus started the match. Rodriguinho Rochas short, quick shot in the 7thth minute got Ademar Antunes to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ademar Antunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tony Bezerra, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. After 14 played minutes Tucumduba got a freekick which was hit by César Ramos. An unexpectedly hard shot by Falcão de Senna in the 21st minute of play forced Tucumduba's goalkeeper Geraldo Couto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Teodoro Valladares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 29 minutes, Chicão Corrêa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tucumduba and the Parahyba players grew even worse after the yellow card. Chicão Corrêa hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Tony Bezerra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ademar Antunes was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Christian de Lara kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Falcão de Senna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 36 minutes into the game, Elói Ceresso was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tucumduba's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Parahyba the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christiano Xavier in the 38th minute of play forced Tucumduba's goalkeeper Geraldo Couto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tony Bezerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ademar Antunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tony Bezerra in the 42nd minute of the match. Teodoro Valladares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Geraldo Couto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tony Bezerra was the one to do the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Falcão de Senna in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Geraldo Couto saved Tucumduba from getting behind. Ivo Loyola's late challenge caught a Tucumduba's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ivo Loyola helped the player get up and apologised. In the 55th minute, Ivo Loyola hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Tucumduba's Elói Ceresso tried to score from far away in the 55th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After 57 played minutes Parahyba got a freekick which was hit by Ivo Loyola. In the 59th minute, Márcio Souza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Teodoro Valladares came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Parahyba 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 Teodoro Valladares couldn't finish the play. If Tony Bezerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 67 minutes into the game, César Ramos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tucumduba's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Parahyba the free kick. After 67 played minutes Tucumduba got a freekick which was hit by César Ramos. Parahyba were awarded a corner in the 79th minute after Tucumduba's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Osmar Toledo took the corner. 80 minutes into the game, Falcão de Senna was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Parahyba's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tucumduba the free kick. Geraldo Couto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Falcão de Senna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Falcão de Senna struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Geraldo Couto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Parahyba. In the 89th minute Rodriguinho Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ademar Antunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tony Bezerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.