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Almeirim
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Anísio Barral made the kick off and thus started the match. Abel Mota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anísio Barral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Almeirim AD's zone, Anísio Barral stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abel Mota came out of the goal and Anísio Barral tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 10thth minute of the game Flavinho do Vale who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Almeirim AD's Abel Mota was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Almeirim AD's goalkeeper Abel Mota, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 13th minute Anísio Barral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Mota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Almeirim AD's Abel Mota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anísio Barral in the 15th minute of play. Anísio Barral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Abel Mota tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Almeirim AD's Abel Mota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavinho do Vale in the 19th minute of play. Almeirim AD's Abel Mota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavinho do Vale in the 21st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Victor Fernandes during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 22nd match minute, Almeirim AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Fernandes to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd minute, Flavinho do Vale ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abel Mota was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Victor Fernandes came free in the 30th minute and tried to tip the ball over Aníbal Gomes, but to the joy of Horizonte's supporters the ball hit the crossbar and out. A collision led to Horizonte getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Anísio Barral hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bebeto Figueiredo in the 37th minute of play forced Almeirim AD's goalkeeper Abel Mota to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abel Mota stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anísio Barral's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Abel Mota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anísio Barral in the 40th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Anísio Barral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Flavinho do Vale in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abel Mota prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 47th minute, Anísio Barral made a precise shot to the right of Abel Mota. Almeirim AD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Natã Ortiz to strike the kick off in the second half. Abel Mota made an important save on a dangerous shot by Flavinho do Vale in the 54th minute. Abel Mota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anísio Barral in the 55th minute of the match. Flavinho do Vale in the 57thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Abel Mota, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Flavinho do Vale's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 62ndth minute, Abel Mota skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 63rd minute Anísio Barral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Mota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th match minute, Almeirim AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Pimenta to maneuver through the defense. Anísio Barral blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Abel Mota having to make a save. If Flavinho do Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Through an outstanding action, after 68 minutes, Abel Mota successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Anísio Barral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Mota having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Almir Vander during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Victor Fernandes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aníbal Gomes having to interfere. In the 75th minute, Almeirim AD's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Flavinho do Vale fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Bebeto Figueiredo took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Abel Mota to make any attempt to save it. In the 86th minute, Anísio Barral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 88 minutes into the match, Almeirim AD's goal looked a bit too open when Anísio Barral came free, but Abel Mota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Bebeto Figueiredo fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Horizonte's protests and gave Bebeto Figueiredo a yellow card for diving instead. Bebeto Figueiredo hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. In the 95th minute, Flavinho do Vale 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. Abel Mota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romeu Carioca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Horizonte eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.