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Barão da Bocaína
Spectators: 7201 (Terracing: 5402, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) Betão Pimenta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Saldanha fc getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Jorginho Goiano hit a great ball. Juarês Cerezo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. André Domingues tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. André Domingues showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Gustavo Gerber, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 20 minutes into the game, Toninho Vianna was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Saldanha fc's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave E. C. Hepacaré the free kick. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Saldanha fc's goalkeeper Dalmo Sousa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Betão Pimenta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Dalmo Sousa made a huge save. André Domingues showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toninho Vianna, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Luís Gustavo Gerber's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but André Domingues read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. 37 minutes into the game, Jorginho Goiano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Saldanha fc's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave E. C. Hepacaré the free kick. After 37 played minutes Saldanha fc got a freekick which was hit by Jorginho Goiano. Betão Pimenta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dalmo Sousa having to interfere. When Betão Pimenta fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored E. C. Hepacaré's protests and gave Betão Pimenta a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Saldanha fc booed when E. C. Hepacaré was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Betão Pimenta didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 45th minute, Mauro Paraibano reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dalmo Sousa. The goal made the score 1-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luís Gustavo Gerber stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Vitinho Galvão fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored E. C. Hepacaré's protests and gave Vitinho Galvão a yellow card for diving instead. In the 56th minute, Vitinho Galvão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to E. C. Hepacaré getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Vitinho Galvão hit a great ball. In the 60th minute of the match Mathias Ramalho shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but André Domingues showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Luís Gustavo Gerber received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. André Domingues tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Saldanha fc booed when E. C. Hepacaré was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vitinho Galvão didn't get a good kick on the ball. Juarês Cerezo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. E. C. Hepacaré's Mauro Paraibano got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Betão Pimenta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dalmo Sousa having to interfere. After 86 played minutes Saldanha fc got a freekick which was hit by Jorginho Goiano. If Betão Pimenta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Saldanha fc's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.