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Estádio Pindoretama
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Anselmo Maia started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Leonardo Maranhense's late challenge caught a Limoeiro Do Norte's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leonardo Maranhense helped the player get up and apologised. After 6 played minutes Pindoretama got a freekick which was hit by Leonardo Maranhense. The supporters of Pindoretama booed when Limoeiro Do Norte was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roger Lago didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Limoeiro Do Norte's goalkeeper Andrézinho Mendonça, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Leonardo Maranhense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrézinho Mendonça having to interfere. Andrézinho Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilvan Ramalho in the 19th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Anselmo Maia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Isaltino Mendes was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anselmo Maia in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Isaltino Mendes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Limoeiro Do Norte's Andrézinho Mendonça got control of the ball when Ramiro Vidal tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luisão Velasco charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luisão Velasco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 28th match minute, Limoeiro Do Norte was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luisão Velasco to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ramiro Vidal got free with Andrézinho Mendonça in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Ramiro Vidal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Anselmo Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Isaltino Mendes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osvaldo Antunes in the 38th minute of the match. Limoeiro Do Norte's Andrézinho Mendonça played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilvan Ramalho in the 39th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Pindoretama's goal looked a bit too open when Anselmo Maia came free, but Isaltino Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rafa Tinoco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Limoeiro Do Norte booed when Pindoretama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juvenal Rocha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andrézinho Mendonça showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilvan Ramalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Limoeiro Do Norte's Anselmo Maia got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gilvan Ramalho to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Pindoretama getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Amílton Soeiro hit a great ball. Isaltino Mendes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldo Antunes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anselmo Maia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isaltino Mendes having to interfere. Andrézinho Mendonça showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juvenal Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilvan Ramalho in the 66th minute of play forced Limoeiro Do Norte's goalkeeper Andrézinho Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th match minute, Pindoretama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benedito Paraibano to maneuver through the defense. Anselmo Maia in the 71stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Isaltino Mendes, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramiro Vidal in the 75th minute of play forced Limoeiro Do Norte's goalkeeper Andrézinho Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gilvan Ramalho scored 1-0 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andrézinho Mendonça, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Ramiro Vidal came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Pindoretama 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 Ramiro Vidal couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Pindoretama booed when Limoeiro Do Norte was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Deivid Veiga didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alex Lago didn't quite understand what happened when in the 90 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. After a rather tough play, Limoeiro Do Norte's Régis Cosme got a free kick in the 94th minute.