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Estádio Pau
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Aguia Verde's Geovanni Moreira started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. André Luiz Donatello received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Jardel Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Lúcio Maranhense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jardel Branco made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when André Luiz Donatello sent off a good shot on target. André Luiz Donatello fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jardel Branco having to interfere. Jardel Branco was out of position in the 19 minute of play, and Lúcio Maranhense capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lúcio Maranhense really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lúcio Maranhense in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jardel Branco saved Aguia Verde from getting behind. Jardel Branco made an important save on a dangerous shot by André Luiz Donatello in the 23rd minute. After 26 played minutes Aguia Verde got a freekick which was hit by José Paulo Miranda. When Francisco de Lima fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Aguia Verde's protests and gave Francisco de Lima a yellow card for diving instead. In the 33rd match minute, Aguia Verde was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francisco de Lima to maneuver through the defense. Jardel Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lúcio Maranhense in the 35th minute of the match. Geovanni Moreira's late challenge caught a Pau FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Geovanni Moreira helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Aguia Verde's Geovanni Moreira got a free kick in the 37th minute. Jardel Branco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lúcio Maranhense's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. André Luiz Donatello fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jardel Branco having to interfere. Lúcio Maranhense was extremely unlucky when he, in the 43rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Jardel Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lúcio Maranhense in the 46th minute of play. In the 47th minute, one of Aguia Verde:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Aguia Verde. In the 48th minute there was a penalty for Pau FC. Manoel da Costa stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jardel Branco. 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lúcio Maranhense was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Aguia Verde's goalkeeper Jardel Branco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 60th minute, Lúcio Maranhense made a precise shot to the right of Jardel Branco. Aguia Verde's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Aguia Verde's Jardel Branco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Luiz Donatello in the 63rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lúcio Maranhense in the 64th minute of play forced Aguia Verde's goalkeeper Jardel Branco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jardel Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lúcio Maranhense in the 66th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Lúcio Maranhense managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pau FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Lúcio Maranhense was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jardel Branco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jardel Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lúcio Maranhense in the 70th minute of play. If Lúcio Maranhense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 79th minute Lúcio Maranhense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jardel Branco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lúcio Maranhense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jardel Branco having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Aguia Verde's goal looked a bit too open when Lúcio Maranhense came free, but Jardel Branco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jardel Branco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lúcio Maranhense, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Lúcio Maranhense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Jardel Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lúcio Maranhense in the 88th minute of play forced Aguia Verde's goalkeeper Jardel Branco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lúcio Maranhense in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jardel Branco saved Aguia Verde from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Lúcio Maranhense managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pau FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Lúcio Maranhense was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jardel Branco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. André Luiz Donatello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.