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Arena Mirinzão
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Natanael de Almeida took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Célio Santana came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the pLaYbOyS PaRaenses 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 Célio Santana couldn't finish the play. In the 6th minute, Gino Garcia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The pLaYbOyS PaRaenses fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 9th minute Gino Garcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valdir Pernambucano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luizinho Antunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gláuber Recife got free with Kiko Trancoso in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vicente de Sousa scored 0-2 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Valdir Pernambucano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. pLaYbOyS PaRaenses's Kiko Trancoso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save pLaYbOyS PaRaenses from getting a goal against them. Gino Garcia kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Belmiro Prata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kiko Trancoso having to interfere. With a little luck, pLaYbOyS PaRaenses's Kiko Trancoso got control of the ball when Luizinho Antunes tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Manhumirim FC's zone, Gino Garcia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valdir Pernambucano came out of the goal and Gino Garcia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Natanael de Almeida came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Manhumirim 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 Natanael de Almeida couldn't finish the play. Belmiro Prata who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 32ndth minute tested the skills of Kiko Trancoso when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 34th minute, Mathias Carvalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 35 minutes into the match, pLaYbOyS PaRaenses's Ciro Coelho broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Natanael de Almeida managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manhumirim FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Natanael de Almeida was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kiko Trancoso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the pLaYbOyS PaRaenses defense, Belmiro Prata kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kiko Trancoso. The pLaYbOyS PaRaenses fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kiko Trancoso should have stopped the shot. pLaYbOyS PaRaenses's Kiko Trancoso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save pLaYbOyS PaRaenses from getting a goal against them. Belmiro Prata scored 2-2 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kiko Trancoso, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gino Garcia was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, pLaYbOyS PaRaenses's Wiliam Reis got a free kick in the 53rd minute. A collision led to Manhumirim FC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Mathias Carvalho hit a great ball. In the 55th minute, pLaYbOyS PaRaenses's Célio Santana dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfredinho Matorin during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 63 minutes into the game, one of pLaYbOyS PaRaenses:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Kiko Trancoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Belmiro Prata in the 66th minute of play. After 68 played minutes Manhumirim FC got a freekick which was hit by Natanael de Almeida. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Belmiro Prata in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kiko Trancoso saved pLaYbOyS PaRaenses from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Gláuber Recife's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kiko Trancoso was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Natanael de Almeida in the 78th minute of play forced pLaYbOyS PaRaenses's goalkeeper Kiko Trancoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mathias Carvalho during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 80 played minutes Manhumirim FC got a freekick which was hit by Mathias Carvalho. In the 82nd minute, Natanael de Almeida left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manhumirim FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. 86 minutes into the game, Vicente de Sousa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. pLaYbOyS PaRaenses's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Manhumirim FC the free kick. Vicente de Sousa kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. In the 88th minute of the match Manhumirim FC got a corner. pLaYbOyS PaRaenses's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Natanael de Almeida ran over to the corner to take the kick. Belmiro Prata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kiko Trancoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natanael de Almeida in the 93rd minute of play. After 97 minutes, Frédson de Medeiros mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the pLaYbOyS PaRaenses and the Manhumirim FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to pLaYbOyS PaRaenses getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Frédson de Medeiros hit a great ball. Manhumirim FC were awarded a corner in the 100th minute after pLaYbOyS PaRaenses's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Natanael de Almeida took the corner. Natanael de Almeida made a great header on Manhumirim FC's corner, it was just that pLaYbOyS PaRaenses's Kiko Trancoso managed to reach the ball for a save. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Manhumirim FC fully deserved thier win.