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Estádio Aventureio
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hernani Gaspar made the kick off which started today's match. Aventureio's Adilson de Salles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reginaldo Costa in the 4th minute of play. 12 minutes into the game, Manfredo Hermes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aventureio's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Real Madruga EC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Aventureio's Manfredo Hermes got a free kick in the 12th minute. After 13 played minutes Aventureio got a freekick which was hit by Hernani Gaspar. Vítor Amorim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Adilson de Salles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 17th minute, Reginaldo Costa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Madruga EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 21st minute, Fábio Pombal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Real Madruga EC's zone, Hernani Gaspar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Pedro Marinho came out of the goal and Hernani Gaspar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Real Madruga EC's zone, Hernani Gaspar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Pedro Marinho came out of the goal and Hernani Gaspar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vítor Amorim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adilson de Salles having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reginaldo Costa in the 35th minute of play forced Aventureio's goalkeeper Adilson de Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Reginaldo Costa came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Real Madruga EC 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 Reginaldo Costa couldn't finish the play. If Reginaldo Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half Real Madruga EC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vítor Amorim stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Reginaldo Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Real Madruga EC booed when Aventureio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cláudio Freitas didn't get a good kick on the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Aventureio's goal looked a bit too open when Vítor Amorim came free, but Adilson de Salles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Madruga EC's goalkeeper José Pedro Marinho, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Reginaldo Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. José Pedro Marinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hernani Gaspar, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. 93 minutes into the match, Real Madruga EC's goal looked a bit too open when Hernani Gaspar came free, but José Pedro Marinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vítor Amorim's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adilson de Salles read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 98th minute of play. Hernani Gaspar succeeded in the game's 100th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-2.