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Araioses
Spectators: 6678 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 0) Albertinho Peixoto started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Araioses's Carlos Augusto Pinheiro got a free kick in the 3rd minute. After a rather tough play, Pinheiro FC's David Cabral got a free kick in the 11th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Araioses's Adelino Botelho broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Pinheiro FC's Hílton Albuquerque got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 18 minutes of play, Pinheiro FC's Hílton Albuquerque made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Erivaldo Albuquerque was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Eriberto Severo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pinheiro FC's Glauco Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albertinho Peixoto in the 23rd minute of play. Albertinho Peixoto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eriberto Severo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Araioses were furious when Adelino Botelho was red carded, 34 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 34th minute of the game. One of Araioses:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Pinheiro FC:s goal. Juninho Pitta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Glauco Simões made a huge save. In the 44th minute, David Cabral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hílton Albuquerque to make the kick off. Pinheiro FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pedro Luís Antunes in the 53rd minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Araioses's goalie and right to Eriberto Severo. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Araioses's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Araioses's defense didn't have a chance, in the 63rd minute, when Ciro Pirani scored to the left of an out of position Erivaldo Albuquerque, making the score, 0-3. The supporters of Araioses booed when Pinheiro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Cabral didn't get a good kick on the ball. 67 minutes into the game, Diogo Prestes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Araioses's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pinheiro FC the free kick. A collision led to Araioses getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Diogo Prestes hit a great ball. Araioses's defense didn't have a chance, in the 70th minute, when Hílton Albuquerque scored to the left of an out of position Erivaldo Albuquerque, making the score, 0-4. After a rather tough play, Pinheiro FC's David Cabral got a free kick in the 75th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Araioses's goalkeeper Erivaldo Albuquerque had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eriberto Severo. In the 81st minute, Juninho Pitta 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 Hílton Albuquerque in the 87th minute of play forced Araioses's goalkeeper Erivaldo Albuquerque to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erivaldo Albuquerque made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eriberto Severo in the 89th minute. Pinheiro FC's Hílton Albuquerque got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eriberto Severo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erivaldo Albuquerque having to interfere. Pinheiro FC played a much better game than Araioses and deserved their victory. The Araioses players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.