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Spectators: 7211 (Terracing: 5409, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcos Lago kicked off to start the match. Marcos Lago sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luiz Fernando Recife received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Júlio Salgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nicolas Negri during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Marcos Lago sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Miguel Arantes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ezequiel Toledo having to interfere. 19 minutes into the game, Bernardo Valadares cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Ezequiel Toledo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 22nd minute, Bernardo Valadares 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. Bernardo Valadares might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ezequiel Toledo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bernardo Valadares ran back to his position shaking his head. After 26 minutes, Bruno Maranhense mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the True Hawks and the Pacova players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, True Hawks's Bruno Maranhense got a free kick in the 26th minute. In the 29th minute, Miguel Arantes 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. 31 minutes into the match, Pacova's Miguel Arantes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ezequiel Toledo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ezequiel Toledo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Arantes in the 39th minute of play. When Bernardo Valadares came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Pacova 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 Bernardo Valadares couldn't finish the play. Ezequiel Toledo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Arantes in the 42nd minute of play. Luiz Fernando Recife received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Júlio Salgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 46th minute, Miguel Arantes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ezequiel Toledo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Bernardo Valadares made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Pacova getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Glauco Leite hit a great ball. Aloísio Campidelis, 53 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. When True Hawks's Marcos Lago in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pacova's goalie prevented a goal. Ezequiel Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Valadares, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Bernardo Valadares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ezequiel Toledo was out of position in the 61 minute of play, and Bernardo Valadares capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bernardo Valadares really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. When Gilvan Faria fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored True Hawks's protests and gave Gilvan Faria a yellow card for diving instead. After 64 played minutes True Hawks got a freekick which was hit by Gilvan Faria. If Bernardo Valadares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pacova's Bernardo Valadares got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marcos Lago struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Júlio Salgado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for True Hawks. Ezequiel Toledo was a little too slow when Bernardo Valadares got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 75th minute. The score was now 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Lago in the 78th minute of play forced Pacova's goalkeeper Júlio Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Glauco Leite hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Luiz Fernando Recife scored 2-4 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Júlio Salgado, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anselmo Mendonça during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 91st match minute, Pacova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anselmo Mendonça to maneuver through the defense. Bernardo Valadares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, True Hawks's Ezequiel Toledo got control of the ball when Miguel Arantes tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Pacova eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.