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Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) RICO FC's Amílton Pontes started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 2 played minutes RICO FC got a freekick which was hit by Angelo Dantas. João Francisco Soeiro charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed João Francisco Soeiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. João Francisco Soeiro hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Hugo de Lima struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Enéas Koehler didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Avanti PALESTRA. A collision led to Avanti PALESTRA getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Claudinho Pires hit a great ball. In the 16th minute, Hugo de Lima ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Enéas Koehler was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. A collision led to Avanti PALESTRA getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Claudinho Pires hit a great ball. Luiz Fernando França struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Flávio Meira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for RICO FC. Flávio Meira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amílton Pontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antônio Carlos Munhoz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enéas Koehler having to interfere. If Amílton Pontes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 38 minutes, Luiz Fernando França mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RICO FC and the Avanti PALESTRA players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to RICO FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Luiz Fernando França hit a great ball. Amílton Pontes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amílton Pontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Flávio Meira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Enéas Koehler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugo de Lima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. RICO FC's Angelo Dantas suffered a sore thigh after 60 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 60 minutes of play Avanti PALESTRA's Claudinho Pires was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of RICO FC booed when Avanti PALESTRA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudinho Pires didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ademar de Almeida in the 63rd minute of play forced Avanti PALESTRA's goalkeeper Flávio Meira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ademar de Almeida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 72 minutes, Luiz Fernando França managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RICO FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luiz Fernando França was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 83 minutes, Romário de Castro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RICO FC and the Avanti PALESTRA players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, RICO FC's Romário de Castro got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After having played for 84 minutes, Antônio Carlos Munhoz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Avanti PALESTRA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Antônio Carlos Munhoz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Antônio Carlos Munhoz hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, RICO FC's João Francisco Soeiro got a free kick in the 90th minute. Hugo de Lima, 90 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. After 93 played minutes RICO FC got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Fernando França. When the final whistle sounded Avanti PALESTRA left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than RICO FC.