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Estádio Passarao
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Guto Tróia kicked off to start the match. Perivaldo Reis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Magno de Amorim, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After a rather tough play, Passarao's Ivo Jacinto got a free kick in the 7th minute. When Guto Tróia came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Passarao 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 Guto Tróia couldn't finish the play. If Gilberto Gonçalves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nelson Urbano during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Parahiba AD getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Nelson Urbano hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gilberto Gonçalves got free with Benedito Castro in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Guto Tróia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 34 minutes into the match, Parahiba AD's goal looked a bit too open when Guto Tróia came free, but Benedito Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Robinho Peixoto fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Passarao's protests and gave Robinho Peixoto a yellow card for diving instead. In the 40th minute of the match Nildo Andrade shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Perivaldo Reis showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Magno de Amorim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Passarao players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Parahiba AD were winning 0-1.

Nelson Urbano hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. If Magno de Amorim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Perivaldo Reis managed to avoid a goal in the 60thth minute, when Parahiba AD's Magno de Amorim fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Parahiba AD getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Romário de Brito hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Parahiba AD defense, Gilberto Gonçalves kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benedito Castro. The Parahiba AD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benedito Castro should have stopped the shot. If Gilberto Gonçalves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Magno de Amorim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Magno de Amorim was extremely unlucky when he, in the 71st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Magno de Amorim who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 74thth minute tested the skills of Perivaldo Reis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Parahiba AD's goalkeeper Benedito Castro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 84th minute, Pedro Moraes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gilberto Gonçalves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute, Magno de Amorim 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romário de Brito in the 92nd minute of play forced Passarao's goalkeeper Perivaldo Reis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the game, Parahiba AD's Romário de Brito nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Perivaldo Reis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 95th minute, Carlos Eduardo Miranda ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Perivaldo Reis was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Parahiba AD walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.