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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dida Torres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Torpedo F. C.'s Albertinho Veiga got a free kick in the 8th minute. 9 minutes into the match, Papaokena's Nilton da Silva broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Richard Borges showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dida Torres, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Papaokena's goal looked a bit too open when Vito Couto came free, but Osvaldo Rezende reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Richard Borges took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kiko Teixeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dida Torres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard Borges having to interfere. Dida Torres struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Richard Borges didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Papaokena. When Kiko Teixeira came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Papaokena 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 Kiko Teixeira couldn't finish the play.

The wind increased when Dida Torres made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kiko Teixeira got free with Richard Borges in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Richard Borges showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dida Torres, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Dida Torres recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 66 minutes into the match, Kiko Teixeira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Richard Borges. Torpedo F. C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kiko Teixeira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Raí de Almeida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard Borges having to interfere. When Falcão Tavares fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Torpedo F. C.'s protests and gave Falcão Tavares a yellow card for diving instead. Kiko Teixeira in the 75thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Richard Borges, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience was convinced that Dida Torres's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Richard Borges was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Richard Borges stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dida Torres's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. Osvaldo Rezende showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vito Couto in the 80th minute of the match. When José Pedro Amaral came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Torpedo F. C. 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 José Pedro Amaral couldn't finish the play. Osvaldo Rezende showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vito Couto, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. When the final whistle sounded Papaokena left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Torpedo F. C..