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Pranchao
Spectators: 7204 (Terracing: 5405, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mazinho Arce got the match started through his kick off. In the 5thth minute of the game Hudson Correia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pranchao's Nilmar Proença was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fernando Alonso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Otávio Madureira in the 12th minute. In the 13th minute, Bengt Johnsson 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. Hudson Correia scored 0-1 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nilmar Proença, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Hudson Correia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Nilmar Proença tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nilmar Proença showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bengt Johnsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Fellipe de Lara got his second yellow card in the match during the 29th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Fellipe de Lara kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Bengt Johnsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nilmar Proença. Pranchao's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bengt Johnsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Ernani Alagoano charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ernani Alagoano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Caetano Carvalho got free with Fernando Alonso in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bengt Johnsson struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Nilmar Proença didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manchester Cic. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bengt Johnsson was the one to do the kick off. Caetano Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Fernando Alonso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Bengt Johnsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nilmar Proença was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Bengt Johnsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bengt Johnsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Bengt Johnsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hudson Vale kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Bengt Johnsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 81 played minutes Bengt Johnsson rounded Pranchao's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-3. Hudson Correia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nilmar Proença showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bengt Johnsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 88th minute of the match Manchester Cic got a corner. Pranchao's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. João Arósio ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that João Arósio got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nilmar Proença quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bengt Johnsson in the 90th minute of play forced Pranchao's goalkeeper Nilmar Proença to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manchester Cic's Hudson Correia got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Manchester Cic's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.