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Toca dos Orcs
Spectators: 6665 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 0) Acadêmicos F.C's José Carlos Recife 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. José Carlos Recife struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Luís Penha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Acadêmicos F.C. Luís Penha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of José Carlos Recife's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Erivaldo Félix took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 10th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Luís Penha. Orcs of City FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The nice shot from Luís Alvarenga in the 11thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Dráuzio Recife had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. In the 23rd match minute, Acadêmicos F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiaguinho dos Santos to maneuver through the defense. Armando Peres recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. José Carlos Recife received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Luís Penha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dráuzio Recife took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeremias Sampaio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armando Peres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luís Penha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Peres in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 42ndth minute of the game Armando Peres who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Orcs of City FC's Luís Penha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Belmiro Trevisan's late challenge caught a Orcs of City FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Belmiro Trevisan helped the player get up and apologised. In the 54th minute, Belmiro Trevisan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Acadêmicos F.C getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Alexsandro Guedes hit a great ball. A collision led to Acadêmicos F.C getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Germano Ramos hit a great ball. Orcs of City FC's Amílton Vides got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luís Penha made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Armando Peres sent off a good shot on target. 68 minutes into the match, Andrézinho Neves notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Acadêmicos F.C's Dráuzio Recife. Dráuzio Recife was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If José Carlos Recife had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dráuzio Recife made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristóvão Garcia in the 77th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Jeremias Sampaio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Orcs of City FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jeremias Sampaio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dráuzio Recife breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Frank Leão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Luís Penha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Orcs of City FC getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Jeremias Sampaio hit a great ball. Frank Leão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If José Carlos Recife had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 97th minute of the match Alexsandro Guedes shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luís Penha showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.