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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Elivélton Mendes made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 5th minute, Sandro Macedo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Casino SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Sandro Macedo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Casino SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Sandro Macedo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Evaristo Pombal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Armandinho Meirelles during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bernardo França fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evaristo Pombal having to interfere. After having played for 23 minutes, Bernardo França managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Casino SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bernardo França was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alencar's Armandinho Meirelles got his second yellow card of the match in the 24th minute. The referee ordered Armandinho Meirelles off the ground. After a rather tough play, Alencar's Armandinho Meirelles got a free kick in the 25th minute. After 28 minutes, Elivélton Mendes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alencar and the Casino SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Casino SC booed when Alencar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elivélton Mendes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sandro Macedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Casino SC's Sandro Macedo came free and shot a quick shot against goal 39 minutes in the game, fortunately Evaristo Pombal had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Bernardo França was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 41st minute. Casino SC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Sandro Macedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evaristo Pombal having to interfere.

Sandro Macedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Afonsinho Tande showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elivélton Mendes in the 61st minute of the match. In the 61st match minute, Casino SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Renatinho Salles to maneuver through the defense. Sandro Macedo might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Evaristo Pombal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sandro Macedo ran back to his position shaking his head. Evaristo Pombal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo França, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Evaristo Pombal came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Casino SC's Sandro Macedo. But to his dismay, Sandro Macedo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Alencar's Evaristo Pombal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo França in the 74th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Bernardo França's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Evaristo Pombal was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Bernardo França sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 82nd minute, Sandro Macedo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Casino SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. After some careless play in the Alencar defense, Sandro Macedo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Evaristo Pombal. The Alencar fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Evaristo Pombal should have stopped the shot.