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Spectators: 6927 (Terracing: 5507, Seating: 1350, VIP seats: 70) Princesa Sport Clube's Mané Borges started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Princesa Sport Clube's Leandro Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hílton Amaral in the 9th minute of play. Leandro Castro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hílton Amaral in the 12th minute. The audience was convinced that Hílton Amaral's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leandro Castro was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Celsinho Ferreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anderson Galvão in the 16th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Umberto Motta kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Leandro Castro. That made the score 1-0 in the 19 minute of play. A collision led to Princesa Sport Clube getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Mané Borges hit a great ball. William Ferreira kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hílton Amaral in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leandro Castro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Leandro Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hílton Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. A throw-in in the 34th minute of the game was made by Joel Severo with Christiano França as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Hílton Amaral in the 38thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Leandro Castro, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Bota Casaco's Zé Carioca got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Princesa Sport Clube's Leandro Castro got control of the ball when Hílton Amaral tried to sneak it across the goal line. Princesa Sport Clube's Leandro Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hílton Amaral in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

After a defensive mix-up in Princesa Sport Clube's zone, Hílton Amaral stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leandro Castro came out of the goal and Hílton Amaral tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hílton Amaral charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hílton Amaral the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Bota Casaco getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Hílton Amaral hit a great ball. A collision led to Bota Casaco getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Arthur Mendonça hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Hílton Amaral's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leandro Castro was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Celsinho Ferreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mané Borges, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Leandro Castro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Umberto Motta in the 69th minute of play. Bota Casaco's Hílton Amaral got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hílton Amaral in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leandro Castro saved Princesa Sport Clube from getting behind. In the 80th minute, William Ferreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A throw-in in the 87th minute of the game was made by Joel Severo with Christiano França as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 89thth minute of the game Hílton Amaral who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Princesa Sport Clube's Leandro Castro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zé Carioca struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Leandro Castro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bota Casaco. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Hílton Amaral managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bota Casaco's supporters rose to their feet, but Hílton Amaral was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leandro Castro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 93rd match minute, Princesa Sport Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matheus Linares to maneuver through the defense. Virgílio Neiva didn't quite understand what happened when in the 95 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet.