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Estádio Sagrado
Spectators: 6719 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute of the match Raúl Vargas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Romeu Velasco showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 10th minute Gildo Aguiar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romeu Velasco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 11 played minutes Chiniqua got a freekick which was hit by Lucas Dionísio. Jano Medeiros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Romeu Velasco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gildo Aguiar's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. André Maia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Romeu Velasco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ademar Viana fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Curva de Rio's protests and gave Ademar Viana a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Curva de Rio's Ademar Viana got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Romeu Velasco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gildo Aguiar in the 27th minute of play. If Wilton de Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Gildo Aguiar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gildo Aguiar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romeu Velasco having to interfere. Curva de Rio's Romeu Velasco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gildo Aguiar in the 41st minute of play. In the 43rdth minute of the game André Maia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Curva de Rio's Romeu Velasco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jano Medeiros scored 1-0 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Geovânio Mendonça, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcos Arruda was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wilton de Barros during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 52nd minute, Wilton de Barros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chiniqua's André Maia got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Falcão da Rocha kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Romeu Velasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gildo Aguiar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gildo Aguiar in the 67th minute of play forced Curva de Rio's goalkeeper Romeu Velasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. André Maia might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Romeu Velasco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. André Maia ran back to his position shaking his head. Dadá Secco hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. The long shot by Dorian das Neves in the 75th minute really tested Romeu Velasco's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jano Medeiros in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Geovânio Mendonça prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Gildo Aguiar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when André Maia got free with Romeu Velasco in the 98th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Curva de Rio support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.