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Arena Carvalho
Spectators: 7185 (Terracing: 5391, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 142) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pedro Augusto Proença made the kick off which started today's match. With a little luck, Time do Povo's Jean Sergipano got control of the ball when Enio Batista tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Dagoberto Silva fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Time do Povo's protests and gave Dagoberto Silva a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Time do Povo getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Dagoberto Silva hit a great ball. In the 8th minute, Carlos Fernando Barros got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 10th minute, Carlos Fernando Barros fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Leonel de Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Máquina FC's Walmir Koehler got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 17th minute, Walmir Koehler hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leonel de Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Máquina FC's Décio Britto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonel de Barros in the 22nd minute of play. Leonel de Barros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Décio Britto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Máquina FC's goalkeeper Décio Britto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Osmar Lira charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Osmar Lira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Time do Povo getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Osmar Lira hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Fernando Barros in the 30th minute of play forced Time do Povo's goalkeeper Jean Sergipano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Décio Britto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Augusto Proença in the 33rd minute of the match. After 37 played minutes Time do Povo got a freekick which was hit by Dagoberto Silva. Jean Sergipano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enio Batista in the 39th minute of play. Pedro Augusto Proença sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 44th minute, Elivélton Mendes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Leonel de Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 47th minute, Pedro Augusto Proença got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carlos Fernando Barros stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Carlos Fernando Barros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jean Sergipano having to interfere. Time do Povo's Jean Sergipano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Fernando Barros in the 59th minute of play. Leonel de Barros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Décio Britto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jean Sergipano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enio Batista, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. With a little luck, Máquina FC's Décio Britto got control of the ball when Leonel de Barros tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pedro Augusto Proença received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Décio Britto came out and tried to block the shot, but Pedro Augusto Proença slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 78th minute. Leonel de Barros's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 86thth minute, Décio Britto skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Décio Britto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Augusto Proença, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. After a rather tough play, Máquina FC's Elivélton Mendes got a free kick in the 89th minute. 92 minutes had been played when some careless play by Máquina FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tarcisio Souza was slow to take the kick. During this time Time do Povo's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Time do Povo's Tarcisio Souza to fire away a dangerous shot which Décio Britto despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Décio Britto made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Leonel de Barros sent off a good shot on target. Décio Britto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Augusto Proença in the 96th minute of play. The Time do Povo supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Time do Povo would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.