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Urucuba
Spectators: 7232 (Terracing: 5426, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cícero Leme got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Labrador's zone, Cícero Leme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Filipe Proença came out of the goal and Cícero Leme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Filipe Proença took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cícero Leme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paulo Vale in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg André Neiva saved Pernambuco AD from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pedro Paulo Hermes got free with André Neiva in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. André Neiva made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pedro Paulo Hermes in the 22nd minute. Pedro Paulo Hermes scored 1-0 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of André Neiva, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Filipe Proença showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faustão Bastos in the 34th minute of the match. Pedro Paulo Hermes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. André Neiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pernambuco AD's André Neiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Vale in the 42nd minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Labrador's goal looked a bit too open when Faustão Bastos came free, but Filipe Proença reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Faustão Bastos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 49th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Paulo Vale to make the kick off. Pernambuco AD's André Neiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Paulo Hermes in the 56th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Labrador's Ramiro Simão got a free kick in the 61st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Pedro Paulo Hermes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Labrador's supporters rose to their feet, but Pedro Paulo Hermes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. André Neiva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Labrador's Paulo Vale got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Vale in the 67th minute of play forced Pernambuco AD's goalkeeper André Neiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Paulo Hermes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. André Neiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Filipe Proença made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cícero Leme in the 70th minute of play. Filipe Proença showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cícero Leme, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. André Neiva didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paulo Vale went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. André Neiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Vale, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Labrador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Chico Falcão in the 80th minute. The corner ended in Ramiro Simão almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Pernambuco AD's André Neiva did a great save. 81 minutes into the game, Haroldo Sena was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pernambuco AD's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Labrador the free kick. In the 81st minute, Haroldo Sena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Faustão Bastos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filipe Proença having to interfere. Labrador's Ramiro Simão got his second yellow card of the match in the 90th minute. The referee ordered Ramiro Simão off the ground. Filipe Proença made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Faustão Bastos sent off a good shot on target. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Labrador's goalkeeper Filipe Proença, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Faustão Bastos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Filipe Proença took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cícero Leme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Labrador's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.