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Balaiada
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Marcelinho Tavares made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to América FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Paulinho Soeiro hit a great ball. Balaiada's Denílson de Senna couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 10th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for América FC. When Alfredão Dionísio fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Balaiada's protests and gave Alfredão Dionísio a yellow card for diving instead. If Dadá Brodel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jano Cerezo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dadá Brodel, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Narciso Xavier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelinho Tavares, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Narciso Xavier made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Hamílton de Moraes sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 39 minutes, Hamílton de Moraes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Balaiada's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hamílton de Moraes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hamílton de Moraes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narciso Xavier having to interfere. Narciso Xavier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelinho Tavares, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dadá Brodel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hamílton de Moraes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 54 played minutes, Balaiada's Denílson de Senna shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Narciso Xavier came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Balaiada reached it. Marcelinho Tavares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dadá Brodel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Jano Cerezo made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jailson Costa during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jailson Costa hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hamílton de Moraes in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Narciso Xavier saved América FC from getting behind. Jano Cerezo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dadá Brodel in the 75th minute of play. The referee gave Balaiada a penalty, 84 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Denílson de Senna, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of América FC's Narciso Xavier. 1-0. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 89th minute of the game. One of América FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Balaiada:s goal. When Hamílton de Moraes came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Balaiada 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 Hamílton de Moraes couldn't finish the play. In the 99th minute, Durval Paulista fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Jano Cerezo, passed just outside the right post. Balaiada's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.