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Parurus
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Parurus's Jano Pontes 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. In the 4th minute, Jânio Ferreira 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. Faustão Aguiar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luiz Paulo de Mendonça's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. The throw-in from Enio Duarte in the 16th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by SOL's Gustavo Perez. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luiz Paulo de Mendonça in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Faustão Aguiar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Wágner Gaspar fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Parurus's protests and gave Wágner Gaspar a yellow card for diving instead. Cafu Martins could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Abel Novaes made a huge save. Maurinho do Nascimento hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Luiz Paulo de Mendonça's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Faustão Aguiar was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in SOL's zone, Jano Pontes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abel Novaes came out of the goal and Jano Pontes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When SOL's Luiz Paulo de Mendonça in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Parurus's goalie prevented a goal. In the 43rd minute, Parurus's Jano Pontes ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Abel Novaes. Abel Novaes yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. A collision led to Parurus getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. João Carlos Donatello hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luiz Paulo de Mendonça to make the kick off. SOL's Abel Novaes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walmyr Nogueira in the 52nd minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in SOL fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 53rd minute. Penalty! Abel Novaes came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Parurus's Raí Alvarenga. But to his dismay, Raí Alvarenga quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Cafu Martins kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walmyr Nogueira in the 84th minute of play forced SOL's goalkeeper Abel Novaes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abel Novaes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jano Pontes in the 88th minute of the match. SOL's Abel Novaes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cafu Martins in the 95th minute of play. Abel Novaes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wágner Gaspar in the 96th minute of the match.