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Estádio Jacus
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dadá Donato started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Ponta da Praia FC's Manoel Zanette sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tião Nunes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Breno Barral kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. After 11 minutes, Carlos Meira made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Jacus's Tião Nunes tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Tião Nunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manoel Zanette, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manoel Zanette's late challenge caught a Jacus's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Manoel Zanette helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Ponta da Praia FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Manoel Zanette hit a great ball. Tião Nunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Meira, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Jacus's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Wiliam Santos was slow to take the kick. During this time Ponta da Praia FC's players had a chance to rest. 27 minutes into the game, Ponta da Praia FC's Carlos Meira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tião Nunes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. In the 31st minute, Carlos Meira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tião Nunes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Carlos Meira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ponta da Praia FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Meira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tião Nunes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Erik Silva charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Erik Silva the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 40th match minute, Jacus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erik Silva to maneuver through the defense. Tião Nunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manoel Zanette, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 47th minute Ponta da Praia FC were awarded a corner. Wiliam Santos went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Wiliam Santos almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Jacus's Tião Nunes did a great save. The crowd rose to their feet as Dadá Donato kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gustavo Vides. That made the score 1-5 in the 48 minute of play.

After a rather tough play, Jacus's André de Sousa got a free kick in the 54th minute. Jacus's Tião Nunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Meira in the 55th minute of play. Gustavo Vides took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dadá Donato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Jacus's zone, Carlos Meira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tião Nunes came out of the goal and Carlos Meira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With an all-out effort, Ponta da Praia FC's Tião Nunes threw himself towards the right post 61 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Carlos Meira, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a rather tough play, Jacus's Breno Barral got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 65th minute, André de Sousa 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. Tião Nunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Meira, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. When Manoel Zanette came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Ponta da Praia FC 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 Manoel Zanette couldn't finish the play. Hermínio Gerber fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tião Nunes having to interfere. A hard shot 76 in the game by Hermínio Quirino from a close distance when the talented Tião Nunes managed to make a qualified save. Jacus's players were relieved. A hard shot 88 in the game by Hermínio Quirino from a close distance when the talented Tião Nunes managed to make a qualified save. Jacus's players were relieved. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Manoel Zanette managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ponta da Praia FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Manoel Zanette was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tião Nunes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Manoel Zanette received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Tião Nunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ponta da Praia FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.