Estádio Real Brasil
Spectators: 7087 (Terracing: 5386,
Seating: 1651, VIP seats: 50) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zé Carlos Leme got the match started through his kick off. Nilson Queirós sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Giovani Medeiros fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Puxinana's protests and gave Giovani Medeiros a yellow card for diving instead. In the 5th match minute, Puxinana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giovani Medeiros to maneuver through the defense. Marcus Queiroz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcus Queiroz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Ricardinho Cordeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. During the 10th minute of the match Giovani Medeiros completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Giovani Medeiros a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. 12 minutes into the match, Real brasil's Gilmar Corrêa broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 17th minute, André Luís Monteiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Puxinana fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After having played for 21 minutes, André Luís Monteiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Puxinana's supporters crossed their fingers, but André Luís Monteiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 22 minutes, Álvaro Guerra mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real brasil and the Puxinana players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 22nd match minute, Real brasil was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Álvaro Guerra to maneuver through the defense. If André Luís Monteiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 26th minute, Reginaldo Lima hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 36 minutes into the match, Nilson Queirós dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ricardinho Cordeiro, 1-1. When André Luís Monteiro came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Puxinana fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that André Luís Monteiro couldn't finish the play. Luís Fábio Antunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Luís Monteiro in the 46th minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
The wind increased when Nilson Queirós made the kick off in the second half. When Zé Carlos Leme came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Puxinana fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zé Carlos Leme couldn't finish the play. 58 minutes into the match, Puxinana's André Luís Monteiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luís Fábio Antunes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ricardinho Cordeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilson Queirós in the 63rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when André Luís Monteiro got free with Luís Fábio Antunes in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 70 played minutes, Real brasil's Gilmar Corrêa shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ricardinho Cordeiro came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Real brasil reached it. André Luís Monteiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Fábio Antunes having to interfere. Nilson Queirós kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Real brasil's Luís Fábio Antunes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Real brasil from getting a goal against them. After having played for 89 minutes, André Luís Monteiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Puxinana's supporters crossed their fingers, but André Luís Monteiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 92 played minutes Puxinana got a freekick which was hit by André Luís Monteiro. Marcus Queiroz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardinho Cordeiro having to interfere. The Real brasil fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Puxinana were clearly better and deserved to take the win.
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