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Estádio Pocos
Spectators: 6662 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 0) Ronaldo Messias started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Marquinhos Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Víktor Faria, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Víktor Faria received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marquinhos Saldanha came out and tried to block the shot, but Víktor Faria slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 6th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Délio Loyola in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Reinaldo Mattos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 11th minute Ronaldo Messias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reinaldo Mattos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Délio Loyola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ronaldo Messias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reinaldo Mattos having to interfere. In the 15th minute, Délio Loyola 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Víktor Faria managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pocos EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Víktor Faria was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marquinhos Saldanha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Daniel de Amaral took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Marquinhos Saldanha to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, Pocos EC's Washington de Almeida got a free kick in the 26th minute. Gilvan Massa kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Délio Loyola received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Reinaldo Mattos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 31st minute, Conrado Trigo 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. Reinaldo Mattos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Messias, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Reinaldo Mattos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Délio Loyola, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. If Washington de Almeida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 48 minutes, Ronaldo Messias managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CORINTHIANS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ronaldo Messias was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Víktor Faria was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, CORINTHIANS's Délio Loyola got a free kick in the 55th minute. Délio Loyola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 64 played minutes CORINTHIANS got a freekick which was hit by Clóvis Soares. Víktor Faria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 76th minute, Víktor Faria 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. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind CORINTHIANS's goalkeeper Marquinhos Saldanha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 81 minutes into the match, Daniel de Amaral notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of CORINTHIANS's Marquinhos Saldanha. Marquinhos Saldanha was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Reinaldo Mattos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Messias in the 85th minute of play. After a rather tough play, CORINTHIANS's Juninho Bittencourt got a free kick in the 86th minute. CORINTHIANS's Marquinhos Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Víktor Faria in the 87th minute of play. Marquinhos Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Víktor Faria in the 88th minute of play. Conrado Trigo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 95th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Reinaldo Mattos. Pocos EC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Pocos EC had won after a very even match.