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Inhapi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Mecazika EC's Naldo Velloso 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. Naldo Velloso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osmar Souza having to interfere. Osmar Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Naldo Velloso in the 13th minute of play. Eugênio Pernambucano took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fabiano Esteves. Fabiano Esteves dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Alfredão Viana's late challenge caught a Mecazika EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alfredão Viana helped the player get up and apologised. Arlindo Amaral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Osmar Souza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Naldo Velloso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Osmar Souza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ronaldão Vergílio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fabiano Esteves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredão Viana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronaldão Vergílio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 40 minutes, Naldo Velloso made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Inhapi's Osmar Souza tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 44th minute Naldo Velloso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osmar Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Alfredão Viana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alfredão Viana to strike the kick off in the second half. Naldo Velloso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osmar Souza having to interfere. Osmar Souza made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Arlindo Amaral sent off a good shot on target. 64 minutes into the match, Inhapi's goal looked a bit too open when Naldo Velloso came free, but Osmar Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 74 played minutes Mecazika EC got a freekick which was hit by Ernani Prado. In the 83rd minute, Dário Hermes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Eugênio Pernambucano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 93 minutes, Alfredão Viana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Inhapi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alfredão Viana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Inhapi lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.