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Estádio Jeru
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alexsandro Vinhas got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Jeru SS's goalkeeper Agnaldo Sergipano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Animação Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Fred Teixeira hit a great ball. After 12 played minutes Jeru SS got a freekick which was hit by Caio Maia. Dinei Lucas made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Guga de Godoi sent off a good shot on target. Agnaldo Sergipano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexsandro Vinhas, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After 23 minutes, Renato do Vale mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jeru SS and the Animação Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Animação Futebol Clube booed when Jeru SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Renato do Vale didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oswaldo Brasil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 26 played minutes Jeru SS got a freekick which was hit by Conrado Guedes. 33 minutes into the match, Animação Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Dinei Lucas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guga de Godoi. When Gilson Vander came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Jeru SS 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 Gilson Vander couldn't finish the play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gilson Vander stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Guga de Godoi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jeru SS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Jeru SS's Agnaldo Sergipano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Jeru SS from getting a goal against them. In the 57th match minute, Jeru SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caio Maia to maneuver through the defense. In the 58th minute Alexsandro Vinhas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agnaldo Sergipano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute, Gilson Vander made a precise shot to the right of Dinei Lucas. Animação Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Guga de Godoi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Dinei Lucas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Gilson Vander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oswaldo Brasil got free with Agnaldo Sergipano in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Agnaldo Sergipano made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Oswaldo Brasil sent off a good shot on target. Kiko Macedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Agnaldo Sergipano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 85th minute, Carlos Tinoco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jeru SS's Agnaldo Sergipano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Jeru SS from getting a goal against them. In the 88th match minute, Jeru SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Tinoco to maneuver through the defense. 91 minutes had been played when some careless play by Jeru SS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vitinho Recife was slow to take the kick. During this time Animação Futebol Clube's players had a chance to rest. Dinei Lucas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilson Vander in the 93rd minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Animação Futebol Clube players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Jeru SS.