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Estádio Machorra
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Paulinho Linhares was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Valério Tavares. If Erasmo Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 14 minutes into the match, Machorra's Elói Cruz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paulinho Linhares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the Machorra defense, Inácio Cavalcante kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of João Peixoto. The Machorra fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that João Peixoto should have stopped the shot. In the 31st minute, Inácio Cavalcante 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. Paulinho Linhares made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Erasmo Cunha sent off a good shot on target. In the 36th minute Elói Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulinho Linhares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elói Cruz in the 38th minute of play forced Pinga's goalkeeper Paulinho Linhares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rdth minute of the game Elói Cruz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pinga's Paulinho Linhares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elói Cruz in the 45th minute of play forced Pinga's goalkeeper Paulinho Linhares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Inácio Cavalcante to strike the kick off in the second half. João Peixoto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inácio Cavalcante in the 53rd minute of the match. Paulinho Linhares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erasmo Cunha in the 54th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Elói Cruz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Machorra's supporters rose to their feet, but Elói Cruz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulinho Linhares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Inácio Cavalcante in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck João Peixoto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Erasmo Cunha might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paulinho Linhares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Erasmo Cunha ran back to his position shaking his head. When Elói Cruz came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Machorra 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 Elói Cruz couldn't finish the play. Erasmo Cunha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Paulinho Linhares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Elói Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. João Adolfo França hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Egídio Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Machorra's supporters rose to their feet, but Egídio Montenegro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulinho Linhares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Erasmo Cunha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulinho Linhares having to interfere. Robinho Guedes hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. 91 minutes into the match, Machorra's goalkeeper João Peixoto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Celso Pimenta. Elói Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.