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Estádio Esperancinha
Spectators: 6657 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 0) Gabriel França made the kick off and thus started the match. 8 minutes into the match, Esperancinha's goal looked a bit too open when Sílvio Luís Peixoto came free, but Almir Tepedino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Almir Tepedino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Luís Peixoto in the 8th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sílvio Luís Peixoto in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Almir Tepedino prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Almir Tepedino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Luís Peixoto in the 14th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Curuci's Ronaldinho Linares got a free kick in the 15th minute. Nicolas Magalhães might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Almir Tepedino. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nicolas Magalhães ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Tony Arantes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Curuci's supporters rose to their feet, but Tony Arantes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Almir Tepedino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Sílvio Luís Peixoto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Almir Tepedino was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. The supporters of Curuci booed when Esperancinha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robinho Trancoso didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Juninho de Queirós came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Curuci 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 Juninho de Queirós couldn't finish the play. Almir Tepedino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomé Meireles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nicolas Magalhães took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Almir Tepedino. Almir Tepedino dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Robinho Trancoso kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. 45 minutes into the game, Curuci's Tony Arantes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Almir Tepedino made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The Esperancinha players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Curuci were winning 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sílvio Luís Peixoto to strike the kick off in the second half. Geraldo Cerezo kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. After 53 played minutes Esperancinha got a freekick which was hit by Acácio Gonçalves. Curuci's Juninho de Queirós couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 54th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Esperancinha. 57 minutes into the match, Sílvio Luís Peixoto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Almir Tepedino. Esperancinha's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sílvio Luís Peixoto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Curuci's Juninho de Queirós managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Acácio Gonçalves in the 63 minute of the game. A hard shot 64 in the game by Sílvio Luís Peixoto from a close distance when the talented Almir Tepedino managed to make a qualified save. Esperancinha's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel França in the 68th minute of play forced Curuci's goalkeeper Osvaldo Netto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Osvaldo Netto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel França in the 71st minute of the match. Almir Tepedino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Luís Peixoto in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 77th minute, Agostinho Queiroz 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. Curuci's Osvaldo Netto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel França in the 80th minute of play. Agostinho Queiroz succeeded in the game's 84th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-4. A hard shot 88 in the game by Sílvio Luís Peixoto from a close distance when the talented Almir Tepedino managed to make a qualified save. Esperancinha's players were relieved. Osvaldo Netto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Egídio de Lara in the 91st minute of the match. Almir Tepedino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tony Arantes in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 94th minute, Agostinho Queiroz made a precise shot to the right of Osvaldo Netto. Curuci's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4.