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Itaquatiara
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Samuel da Rocha kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Jano Tavares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hortêncio Freire was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Samuel da Rocha in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hortêncio Freire saved AMATRICIANA from getting behind. Hortêncio Freire showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clemente Fontes in the 12th minute of the match. AMATRICIANA's Hortêncio Freire played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dráusio Dantas in the 14th minute of play. Hortêncio Freire showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilson Seco in the 17th minute of the match. Celsinho Mendonça charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Celsinho Mendonça the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eliézer Prado in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luís Machado prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 35th match minute, xeretinha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilson Seco to maneuver through the defense. Natã Gomes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Luís Machado made a huge save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eliézer Prado was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of AMATRICIANA booed when xeretinha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilson Seco didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Samuel da Rocha kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hortêncio Freire. That made the score 0-3 in the 61 minute of play. In the 65th minute, José Augusto Dionísio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 77 minutes into the match, AMATRICIANA's goalkeeper Hortêncio Freire had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wilson Seco. Luís Machado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliézer Prado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dráusio Dantas came free with the goalkeeper in the 81st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Hortêncio Freire could save by the left post. In the 82nd minute, Raphael Madureira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute Eliézer Prado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Machado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 86 played minutes, AMATRICIANA's Nestor Toscano shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Luís Machado came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AMATRICIANA reached it. In the 89th minute, Samuel da Rocha 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jano Tavares got free with Hortêncio Freire in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hortêncio Freire made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Wilson Seco sent off a good shot on target. AMATRICIANA's Hortêncio Freire played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jano Tavares in the 96th minute of play.