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Piracuruca
Spectators: 7646 (Terracing: 5736, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomás Medeiros started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes Piracuruca got a freekick which was hit by Vivaldo Mangueira. Igor da Costa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Medeiros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Romário de Amaral fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bocaja's protests and gave Romário de Amaral a yellow card for diving instead. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bocaja's goalkeeper Igor da Costa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 12th match minute, Piracuruca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vivaldo Mangueira to maneuver through the defense. In the 15th match minute, Bocaja was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudinei Matos to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Magalhães in the 16th minute of play forced Bocaja's goalkeeper Igor da Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the match, Bocaja's goalkeeper Igor da Costa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by William Cardoso. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomás Medeiros in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Igor da Costa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vivaldo Mangueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Igor da Costa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tomás Medeiros could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Igor da Costa made a huge save. Tomás Medeiros came free with the goalkeeper in the 30th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Igor da Costa could save by the left post. In the 33rd minute, Tomás Medeiros reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Igor da Costa. The goal made the score 1-0. Bocaja's João Carlos Alagoano got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 46th minute João Carlos Alagoano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agnaldo Meira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gilberto Neves stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The attack was good, but when Adalberto Guedes in the 51st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 54th minute João Carlos Alagoano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agnaldo Meira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Piracuruca getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Tomás Medeiros hit a great ball. In the 65th minute Vivaldo Mangueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor da Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, João Carlos Alagoano dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Agnaldo Meira, 1-1. João Carlos Alagoano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agnaldo Meira having to interfere. The supporters of Bocaja booed when Piracuruca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomás Medeiros didn't get a good kick on the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Flávio Zonta in the 83rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Bocaja's Adalberto Guedes. Gilberto Neves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.