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Almeidão
Spectators: 7215 (Terracing: 5412, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) Luís Guilherme Borges started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Novaes in the 13th minute of play forced Botafogo PB's goalkeeper Betinho Sá to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Betinho Sá showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Novaes in the 15th minute of the match. Jerônimo Miranda hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. João Vítor Bastos charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed João Vítor Bastos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Botafogo PB getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. João Vítor Bastos hit a great ball. Manuel Novaes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Arcangelo's Manuel Novaes got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lenílson Alcântara hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Valério Siqueira, 37 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 42 minutes into the game, Botafogo PB's Patrick Toledo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gerson Baiano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After some careless play in the Botafogo PB defense, Manuel Novaes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Betinho Sá. The Botafogo PB fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Betinho Sá should have stopped the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Patrick Toledo made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Botafogo PB booed when Arcangelo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Vítor da Mata didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arcangelo's Gerson Baiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrick Toledo in the 53rd minute of play. Gerson Baiano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrick Toledo, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After a rather tough play, Arcangelo's Luís Goiano got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 63rd minute, Ronaldo Dante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arcangelo's Luís Guilherme Borges managed to work through Botafogo PB's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Luís Guilherme Borges dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Manuel Novaes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arcangelo's supporters rose to their feet, but Manuel Novaes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Betinho Sá breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luís Guilherme Borges in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Betinho Sá prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Botafogo PB getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Wiliam de Brito hit a great ball. If Manuel Novaes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luís Guilherme Borges fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Betinho Sá having to interfere. If Luís Guilherme Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 86th minute of the match João Vítor da Mata sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Betinho Sá skillfully saved the ball. Manuel Novaes scored 1-4 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Betinho Sá, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Arcangelo played a much better game than Botafogo PB and deserved their victory. The Botafogo PB players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.