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Estádio Baluarte
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Mathias de Barros started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Wilson Matoss short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Gilvan Secco to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 5th minute, Júlio Nogueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gilvan Secco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wilson Matos in the 11th minute. Gilvan Secco didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 15th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. After 21 played minutes Baluarte FC got a freekick which was hit by Percy da Rocha. A hard shot 25 in the game by Wilson Matos from a close distance when the talented Gilvan Secco managed to make a qualified save. Manaira's players were relieved. Gilvan Secco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Cardoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Manaira's Mathias de Barros sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Váldson Terra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Baluarte FC's Váldson Terra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiago Cavalcante in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th minute Mathias de Barros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Váldson Terra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute of the match, Wilson Matos got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gilvan Secco was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Wilson Matos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carlos Alberto Cardoso to make the kick off. Váldson Terra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mathias de Barros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Erik Vinhas during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 61st minute, Erik Vinhas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd match minute, Manaira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charles Abreu to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carlos Alberto Cardoso in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gilvan Secco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 65 minutes into the match, Baluarte FC's Carlos Alberto Cardoso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gilvan Secco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Alberto Cardoso in the 66th minute of play forced Manaira's goalkeeper Gilvan Secco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mathias de Barros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Váldson Terra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gilvan Secco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilson Matos in the 71st minute of the match. Gilvan Secco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Cardoso in the 72nd minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, Manaira's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Alberto Cardoso came free, but Gilvan Secco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Carlos Alberto Cardoso came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Baluarte FC 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 Carlos Alberto Cardoso couldn't finish the play. Carlos Alberto Cardoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Váldson Terra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tiago Cavalcante in the 83rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Charles Abreu during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Charles Abreu hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. In the 88th minute Wilson Matos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilvan Secco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Baluarte FC's zone, Mathias de Barros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Váldson Terra came out of the goal and Mathias de Barros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Tiago Cavalcante had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carlos Alberto Cardoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilvan Secco having to interfere. In the 98th match minute, Baluarte FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Alberto Cardoso to maneuver through the defense. Baluarte FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.