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Arena da Salvação
Spectators: 7458 (Terracing: 5594, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Denílson Batista kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Beneficiente EC booed when Livramento A.F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gláuber de Senna didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Beneficiente EC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Denílson Batista hit a great ball. Pedrão Cardoso struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Geovani Moura didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Livramento A.F.C. When Laércio Albuquerque fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Beneficiente EC's protests and gave Laércio Albuquerque a yellow card for diving instead. In the 12th minute, Laércio Albuquerque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 14 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Beneficiente EC! Hélio Luz came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Beneficiente EC's Gilberto Berger. But to his dismay, Gilberto Berger quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Clóvis Duarte hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jaime Figueiredo during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Beneficiente EC's Jaime Figueiredo got a free kick in the 26th minute. Livramento A.F.C's Pedrão Cardoso got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Laércio Albuquerque was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 36 minutes had been played. A collision led to Beneficiente EC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Laércio Albuquerque hit a great ball. A sloppy throw-in by Valério Vasconcelos in the 38th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Livramento A.F.C's Pedrão Cardoso. Beneficiente EC's Geovani Moura proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Beneficiente EC from getting a goal against them. When Gláuber de Senna came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Livramento A.F.C 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 Gláuber de Senna couldn't finish the play. Juvenal Terra's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hélio Luz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. After 43 minutes, Clóvis Duarte mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Beneficiente EC and the Livramento A.F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. Clóvis Duarte hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gláuber de Senna to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denílson Batista in the 55th minute of play forced Livramento A.F.C's goalkeeper Hélio Luz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64thth minute of the game Gláuber de Senna who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Beneficiente EC's Geovani Moura was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Beneficiente EC's Gilberto Berger slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hélio Luz. That made the score 1-3 after 80 minutes of play. Geovani Moura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gláuber de Senna, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 87th minute, Gilberto Berger reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hélio Luz. The goal made the score 1-4. In the 92nd minute of the game Hudson de Brito made a throw-in which Tião Palmeira played forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Berger in the 94th minute of play forced Livramento A.F.C's goalkeeper Hélio Luz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 96 minutes into the game, Juvenal Terra cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Hélio Luz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Beneficiente EC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.