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Faisqueiro
Spectators: 7204 (Terracing: 5405, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Percy Dracena started the match with the kick off. Aníbal Severo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 5th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Toninho Martins. Faisqueiro's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, Braganca's Belmiro Barreto got a free kick in the 8th minute. Alberto Moura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Toninho Martins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wágner Paes in the 12th minute of the match. A collision led to Faisqueiro getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Kiko França hit a great ball. In the 16thth minute of the game Wágner Paes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Faisqueiro's Toninho Martins was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 17 minutes, Alberto Moura managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Braganca's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberto Moura was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Falcão Brito came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Faisqueiro 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 Falcão Brito couldn't finish the play. Toninho Martins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wágner Paes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes into the match, Braganca's goalkeeper Dorival Oliveira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Falcão Brito. Dorival Oliveira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Falcão Brito went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After having played for 39 minutes, Alberto Moura managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Braganca's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberto Moura was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wágner Paes to make the kick off. If Percy Dracena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wágner Paes in the 60th minute of play forced Faisqueiro's goalkeeper Toninho Martins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Wágner Paes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wágner Paes 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. Wágner Paes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Toninho Martins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Wágner Paes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cássio Sanches charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cássio Sanches the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 81st minute, Cássio Sanches hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Percy Dracena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Wágner Paes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dorival Oliveira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Percy Dracena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Percy Dracena blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dorival Oliveira having to make a save.