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Estádio Breja
Spectators: 6200 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 100) Ricardo Palmeira started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Wilton Rezende showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Palmeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. When Ginga's Ricardo Palmeira in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Manchester Breja's goalie prevented a goal. Fellipe Almeida was out of position in the 9 minute of play, and João Adolfo Trigo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. João Adolfo Trigo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After 12 played minutes Ginga got a freekick which was hit by Cícero Alcântara. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cícero Alcântara in the 14th minute of play forced Manchester Breja's goalkeeper Wilton Rezende to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute Ricardo Palmeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilton Rezende saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Adolfo Trigo hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Yan de Alcântara hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Wilton Rezende made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Palmeira in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th minute, Cícero Alcântara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Ginga's Fellipe Almeida got control of the ball when Waldir Botelho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Manchester Breja's Wilton Rezende played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cícero Alcântara in the 31st minute of play. Wilton Rezende showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erivaldo Pena, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. A collision led to Manchester Breja getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Rogério Mello hit a great ball. After 37 played minutes, Ginga's Teodoro Zanette shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Wilton Rezende came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ginga reached it. Percy Ceresso in the 39thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Fellipe Almeida, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Vicente da Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 45th minute Ricardo Palmeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilton Rezende saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Percy Ceresso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

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 scored 2-0 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fellipe Almeida, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Percy Ceresso kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. After 57 played minutes, Ginga's Dedé Fonseca shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Wilton Rezende came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ginga reached it. Fellipe Almeida stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of João Adolfo Trigo's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. The audience was convinced that Vicente da Silva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fellipe Almeida was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as Ginga's Jairo Ferraz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Wilton Rezende. That made the score 2-2 after 74 minutes of play. Wilton Rezende was out of position in the 81 minute of play, and Cícero Alcântara capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cícero Alcântara really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. 84 minutes into the match, Ricardo Palmeira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wilton Rezende. Manchester Breja's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ricardo Palmeira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. Manchester Breja's Arnaldo Amaral got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Manchester Breja's Wilton Rezende got control of the ball when Jairo Ferraz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Erivaldo Pena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Wilton Rezende tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Ginga booed when Manchester Breja was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Percy Ceresso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cícero Alcântara might have been able to make a better finish in the 98th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wilton Rezende. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cícero Alcântara ran back to his position shaking his head. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ginga walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.