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Estádio Picinguaba
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marcelinho Araújo started the match with the kick off. Augusto Secco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dráuzio Saldanha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pimpolhito FC's Augusto Secco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luizão Guimarães in the 6th minute of play. Augusto Secco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dráuzio Saldanha in the 8th minute of play. Arnaldo Teixeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Augusto Secco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Augusto Secco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arnaldo Teixeira's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Pimpolhito FC's Augusto Secco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dráuzio Saldanha in the 19th minute of play. Augusto Secco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dráuzio Saldanha, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Augusto Secco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dráuzio Saldanha, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Marcelinho Araújo charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcelinho Araújo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dráuzio Saldanha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Dráuzio Saldanha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Augusto Secco was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faustão Carneiro in the 34th minute of play forced Tanquiuho's goalkeeper William Mattos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. William Mattos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faustão Carneiro in the 36th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Pimpolhito FC's William Mattos threw himself towards the right post 39 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Marcelinho Araújo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Augusto Secco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luizão Guimarães in the 41st minute of the match. After some careless play in the Pimpolhito FC defense, Dráuzio Saldanha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Augusto Secco. The Pimpolhito FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Augusto Secco should have stopped the shot. Augusto Secco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnaldo Teixeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Augusto Secco was out of position in the 54 minute of play, and Dráuzio Saldanha capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dráuzio Saldanha really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. In the 56th minute, Faustão Carneiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Dráuzio Saldanha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tanquiuho's supporters rose to their feet, but Dráuzio Saldanha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Augusto Secco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arnaldo Teixeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Arnaldo Teixeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 72 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Pimpolhito FC! Tanquiuho's Arnaldo Teixeira got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marcelinho Araújo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Tanquiuho's Dráuzio Saldanha slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Augusto Secco. That made the score 0-4 after 83 minutes of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Tanquiuho's Dráuzio Saldanha slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Augusto Secco. That made the score 0-5 after 87 minutes of play. After some careless play in the Pimpolhito FC defense, Arnaldo Teixeira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Augusto Secco. The Pimpolhito FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Augusto Secco should have stopped the shot. Nilmar Netto's late challenge caught a Tanquiuho's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nilmar Netto helped the player get up and apologised. In the 94th minute, one of Pimpolhito FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Pimpolhito FC. Pedrão Vianna shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. The Tanquiuho players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.