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Spectators: 6782 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1641, VIP seats: 141) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tião Trancoso started the match with the kick off. Luís Eduardo Pires showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulinho Santana in the 6th minute of the match. Luís Eduardo Pires showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gualter Ramalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. A hard shot 10 in the game by Gualter Ramalho from a close distance when the talented Luís Eduardo Pires managed to make a qualified save. Mucuri's players were relieved. 13 minutes into the game, Tião Trancoso cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Valdomiro Hames was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Renan Brodel might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luís Eduardo Pires. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Renan Brodel ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of Mucuri booed when Locomotiva Miraguaense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manfredo Queirós didn't get a good kick on the ball. Valdomiro Hames took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tião Porto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute of the match, Gualter Ramalho tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Luís Eduardo Pires saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience was convinced that Tião Trancoso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valdomiro Hames was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Luís Eduardo Pires didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gualter Ramalho went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Paulinho Santana hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. After having played for 37 minutes, Gualter Ramalho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Locomotiva Miraguaense's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gualter Ramalho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luís Eduardo Pires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gualter Ramalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, Conrado Araújo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mucuri fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2.

When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Gualter Ramalho sped through Mucuri's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Luís Eduardo Pires. 58 minutes into the match, Gualter Ramalho notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Mucuri's Luís Eduardo Pires. Luís Eduardo Pires was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 62nd minute of the match Zé Roberto do Vale sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luís Eduardo Pires skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gualter Ramalho in the 63rd minute of play forced Mucuri's goalkeeper Luís Eduardo Pires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valdomiro Hames took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tião Trancoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Benjamin Paraibano fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Locomotiva Miraguaense's protests and gave Benjamin Paraibano a yellow card for diving instead. In the 65th minute, Benjamin Paraibano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gualter Ramalho charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gualter Ramalho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Valdomiro Hames showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tião Trancoso in the 69th minute of the match. A collision led to Locomotiva Miraguaense getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Paulinho Santana hit a great ball. Tião Porto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Valdomiro Hames tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Gualter Ramalho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Locomotiva Miraguaense's supporters rose to their feet, but Gualter Ramalho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luís Eduardo Pires breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luís Eduardo Pires came out of the goal in the 84th minute to try and stop a shot by Locomotiva Miraguaense's Gualter Ramalho. But to his dismay, Gualter Ramalho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. Through an outstanding action, after 88 minutes, Valdomiro Hames successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 93 minutes into the match, Gualter Ramalho notched a goal, 5-2, to the right of Mucuri's Luís Eduardo Pires. Luís Eduardo Pires was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Locomotiva Miraguaense's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.