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Estádio Apiahy
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when João Vítor Gonçalves kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gilvan Souza in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Renato Sena saved Apiahy SS from getting behind. Renato Sena stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gilvan Souza's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Gilvan Souza sped through Apiahy SS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Renato Sena. The audience was convinced that Gilvan Souza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Renato Sena was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Gilvan Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 23rdth minute of the game Gilvan Souza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Apiahy SS's Renato Sena was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Léo Queiroz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bartolomeu's supporters rose to their feet, but Léo Queiroz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Renato Sena breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 33rd minute, Bartolomeu's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Eduardo Pitta fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Eduardo Pitta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Duda de Souza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eduardo Pitta in the 40th minute. The supporters of Apiahy SS booed when Bartolomeu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cássio Moreira didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 43 minutes, Léo Queiroz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bartolomeu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Léo Queiroz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gilvan Souza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renato Sena having to interfere. When Gilvan Souza came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Bartolomeu 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 Gilvan Souza couldn't finish the play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gilvan Souza to make the kick off. Renato Sena stood somewhat misplaced when Gilvan Souza came free in front of goal and shot 0-2 to the left of him in the 52 minute. The audience was convinced that Gilvan Souza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Renato Sena was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. When Mazinho Pereira came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Bartolomeu 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 Mazinho Pereira couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Apiahy SS getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Claudinei Silva hit a great ball. In the 66th minute Eduardo Pitta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duda de Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gilvan Souza in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Renato Sena saved Apiahy SS from getting behind. Duda de Souza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of João Vítor Gonçalves's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gilvan Souza in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Renato Sena saved Apiahy SS from getting behind. The supporters of Bartolomeu booed when Apiahy SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudinei Silva didn't get a good kick on the ball. Christian Peixoto kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Apiahy SS's Renato Sena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilvan Souza in the 86th minute of play. In the 90thth minute of the game Gilvan Souza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Apiahy SS's Renato Sena was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Bartolomeu's Mazinho Pereira got a free kick in the 93rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilvan Souza in the 96th minute of play forced Apiahy SS's goalkeeper Renato Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bartolomeu's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.