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Estádio Curupai
Spectators: 7263 (Terracing: 5449, Seating: 1670, VIP seats: 144) Anderson Mendes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Adelino de Alcântara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th minute, Anderson Mendes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Piratas.FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Piratas.FC's José Pedro Maciel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Piratas.FC from getting a goal against them. Edu Bueno in the 26thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of José Pedro Maciel, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. José Pedro Maciel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edu Bueno in the 30th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edu Bueno in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck José Pedro Maciel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Antônio Sá fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Pedro Maciel having to interfere. Edu Bueno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Piratas.FC's Adelino de Alcântara got a free kick in the 39th minute. Edu Bueno who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 40thth minute tested the skills of José Pedro Maciel when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Piratas.FC's José Pedro Maciel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Piratas.FC from getting a goal against them. Edu Bueno in the 46thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of José Pedro Maciel, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Anderson Mendes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Piratas.FC's zone, Marco da Fonseca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Pedro Maciel came out of the goal and Marco da Fonseca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 57th match minute, Piratas.FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anderson Mendes to maneuver through the defense. 66 minutes into the match, Piratas.FC's Anderson Mendes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Telmo Sousa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 68thth minute of the game Edu Bueno who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Piratas.FC's José Pedro Maciel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Piratas.FC's Adelino de Alcântara got a free kick in the 74th minute. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Edu Bueno put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of José Pedro Maciel. José Pedro Maciel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edu Bueno in the 84th minute of play. In the 93rd minute Edu Bueno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Pedro Maciel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.