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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arthur da Mata kicked off to start the match. Hélio Freitas succeeded in the game's 4th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. After 12 played minutes Pururuca FC got a freekick which was hit by Válbson Bueno. In the 15th minute Hélio Freitas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Válbson Bueno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amadeu Queiroz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Válbson Bueno in the 19th minute of play. Amadeu Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Válbson Bueno in the 21st minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, Hélio Freitas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Donato Souza. Pururuca FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hélio Freitas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Amadeu Queiroz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Válbson Bueno in the 28th minute of play. Dida Pitta made in the 34th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Hélio Freitas. Donato Souza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hélio Freitas in the 35th minute. Arthur da Mata scored 2-1 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Amadeu Queiroz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Donato Souza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hermínio Dantas in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The wind increased when Hélio Freitas made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Real Real was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hermínio Dantas to maneuver through the defense. Arthur da Mata's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Amadeu Queiroz firmly grabbed it by the left post. Amadeu Queiroz made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Arthur da Mata sent off a good shot on target. Nilton Rodrigues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Real Real booed when Pururuca FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kiko Rodrigues didn't get a good kick on the ball. Amadeu Queiroz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Válbson Bueno, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. 78 minutes into the match, Arthur da Mata had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Amadeu Queiroz. Real Real's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arthur da Mata was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 84th match minute, Pururuca FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Delfim Prata to maneuver through the defense. When Júnior Vides fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pururuca FC's protests and gave Júnior Vides a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Real Real booed when Pururuca FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Júnior Vides didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arthur da Mata got free with Amadeu Queiroz in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, Pururuca FC's Amadeu Queiroz threw himself towards the right post 89 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Válbson Bueno, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 90th minute of the match, Válbson Bueno tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Amadeu Queiroz saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The Real Real supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Pururuca FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Pururuca FC.