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Estádio Sampaio
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arí Moraes got the match started through his kick off. Adalmo Palmeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Agenor Tasso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arí Moraes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toninho Vidal having to interfere. Norberto Quirino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agenor Tasso in the 14th minute of play. 15 minutes into the game, Valério Ferreira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atlas de Mantena's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Aruaja SC the free kick. Valério Ferreira kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. If Adalmo Palmeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dieguinho Saldanha took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Toninho Vidal. Toninho Vidal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. After 33 minutes, Severino Freire mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Aruaja SC and the Atlas de Mantena players grew even worse after the yellow card. Agenor Tasso blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Norberto Quirino having to make a save. Norberto Quirino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agenor Tasso, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Agenor Tasso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 40th minute, Agenor Tasso made a precise shot to the right of Norberto Quirino. Atlas de Mantena's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Dieguinho Saldanha's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Toninho Vidal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Agenor Tasso to make the kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 59 minutes, Norberto Quirino successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agenor Tasso in the 62nd minute of play forced Atlas de Mantena's goalkeeper Norberto Quirino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute, Jeremias Lago 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dieguinho Saldanha in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Toninho Vidal saved Aruaja SC from getting behind. Dieguinho Saldanha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luisinho Mendonça charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luisinho Mendonça the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 77th match minute, Aruaja SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luisinho Mendonça to maneuver through the defense. Aruaja SC were furious when Severino Freire was red carded, 80 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 80th minute of the game. One of Aruaja SC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Atlas de Mantena:s goal. In the 82nd minute there was a penalty for Atlas de Mantena. Danilo Diniz stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Toninho Vidal. 2-1. Atlas de Mantena's Norberto Quirino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Atlas de Mantena from getting a goal against them. Adalmo Palmeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Norberto Quirino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Atlas de Mantena's Valério Ferreira got a free kick in the 89th minute. Adalmo Palmeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Norberto Quirino having to interfere. In the 96th minute, Valério Ferreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Norberto Quirino didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adalmo Palmeira went, in the 98th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score.