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Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jorginho de Andrade got the match started through his kick off. Waldir Botelho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edu Medeiros having to interfere. Manchester Breja's Vicente da Silva got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edu Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Adolfo Trigo in the 7th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Aruak S.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Percy Ceresso came free, but Edu Medeiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Aruak S.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Waldir Botelho came free, but Edu Medeiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edu Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicente da Silva in the 13th minute of the match. Manchester Breja's Wilton Rezende played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorginho de Andrade in the 19th minute of play. A collision led to Aruak S.C. getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Mazinho Albuquerque hit a great ball. When Vicente da Silva came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Manchester Breja 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 Vicente da Silva couldn't finish the play. In the 23rd minute, Vicente da Silva 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. Waldir Botelho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Edu Medeiros having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Aruak S.C.'s Horácio de Lara got a free kick in the 26th minute. Edu Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Adolfo Trigo in the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th minute, Waldir Botelho 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. Edu Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Waldir Botelho in the 36th minute of play. Edu Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Percy Ceresso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that João Adolfo Trigo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edu Medeiros was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Aruak S.C.'s zone, Waldir Botelho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edu Medeiros came out of the goal and Waldir Botelho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Waldir Botelho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edu Medeiros having to interfere. Aruak S.C.'s Edu Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Adolfo Trigo in the 47th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when João Adolfo Trigo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Arnaldo Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 53rd minute, Percy Ceresso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edu Medeiros was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. A hard shot 56 in the game by Waldir Botelho from a close distance when the talented Edu Medeiros managed to make a qualified save. Aruak S.C.'s players were relieved. Edu Medeiros made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Percy Ceresso sent off a good shot on target. Edu Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Adolfo Trigo, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Vicente da Silva took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Edu Medeiros. Edu Medeiros dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, João Adolfo Trigo took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Edu Medeiros to make any attempt to save it. When João Adolfo Trigo came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Manchester Breja 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 João Adolfo Trigo couldn't finish the play. In the 71st minute Percy Ceresso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edu Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Aruak S.C.'s goalkeeper Edu Medeiros, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Manchester Breja's João Adolfo Trigo was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 77th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. João Adolfo Trigo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edu Medeiros having to interfere. Reynaldo Gerber charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Reynaldo Gerber the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 0-6 became the score in the 84th minute when Waldir Botelho elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Edu Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Adolfo Trigo, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Edu Medeiros was a little too slow when Norberto Perez got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 89th minute. The score was now 0-7. The Manchester Breja fans' excitement grew in the 93rd match minute when Manchester Breja's João Adolfo Trigo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-8 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene.