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Estádio Puca
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Michel Lira made the kick off and thus started the match. Manolo Furtado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michel Lira, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Manolo Furtado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Lira in the 5th minute of the match. With a little luck, Águia FC's Manolo Furtado got control of the ball when Vágner de Amaral tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Eliézer Tinoco came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Águia FC 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 Eliézer Tinoco couldn't finish the play. In the 10th minute Zé Paulo Furlan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manolo Furtado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michel Lira in the 12th minute of play forced Águia FC's goalkeeper Manolo Furtado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Puca's Vágner de Amaral came free and shot a quick shot against goal 16 minutes in the game, fortunately Manolo Furtado had problems saving as it came toward the left post. In the 19th minute of the match, Vágner de Amaral got a very nice opportunity to score, but Manolo Furtado was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 22 minutes Águia FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dráusio de Mendonça who took care of the corner kick. Dráusio de Mendonça made a great header on Puca's corner, it was just that Águia FC's Manolo Furtado managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliézer Tinoco in the 26th minute of play forced Puca's goalkeeper Ademar Bertassi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Anísio Vianna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ademar Bertassi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliézer Tinoco in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute, Vágner de Amaral made a precise shot to the right of Manolo Furtado. Águia FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. A collision led to Puca getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. César Dias hit a great ball. In the 40th minute of the match Arí Machado shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ademar Bertassi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Águia FC's Cesinha Leal got a free kick in the 41st minute. Dráusio de Mendonça took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 42nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Manolo Furtado. Águia FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ademar Bertassi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Natã Abreu in the 45th minute of the match. Manolo Furtado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Lira in the 48th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Eliézer Tinoco made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Puca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Walmir Queiroz to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Águia FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Natã Abreu hit a great ball. Eliézer Tinoco took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ademar Bertassi. Ademar Bertassi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Águia FC's Manolo Furtado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Paulo Furlan in the 64th minute of play. Manolo Furtado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michel Lira, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Ademar Bertassi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliézer Tinoco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Águia FC's Eliézer Tinoco slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ademar Bertassi. That made the score 1-2 after 73 minutes of play. Ademar Bertassi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliézer Tinoco, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. A collision led to Águia FC getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Paulinho Lira hit a great ball. Manolo Furtado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Michel Lira's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. 86 minutes into the match, Michel Lira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manolo Furtado. Águia FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Michel Lira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. When Águia FC's Eliézer Tinoco in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Puca's goalie prevented a goal. Puca were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Águia FC for a fine match.