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Estádio Favella
Spectators: 5200 (Terracing: 4100, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Atletico Potiguar getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Chico do Vale hit a great ball. Atletico Potiguar's Lúcio de Godoi got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Lúcio de Godoi came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Atletico Potiguar 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 Lúcio de Godoi couldn't finish the play. After 8 minutes, Claudinho Rossi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Favella FC and the Atletico Potiguar players grew even worse after the yellow card. Claudinho Rossi hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. When Gernando Linhares fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Favella FC's protests and gave Gernando Linhares a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Favella FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Gernando Linhares hit a great ball. In the 11th minute of the match Víktor Lago sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jardel Costa skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of Favella FC booed when Atletico Potiguar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Víktor Lago didn't get a good kick on the ball. Enrique Pires's late challenge caught a Favella FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Enrique Pires helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Favella FC booed when Atletico Potiguar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enrique Pires didn't get a good kick on the ball. Severino Mattos was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 22nd minute. Favella FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Lúcio de Godoi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Jardel Costa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tomás Lara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gernando Linhares in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 33rd match minute, Favella FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geraldo Antunes to maneuver through the defense. 34 minutes into the match, Atletico Potiguar's Víktor Lago broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Gernando Linhares might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tomás Lara. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gernando Linhares ran back to his position shaking his head. Elano Sá charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elano Sá the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Favella FC booed when Atletico Potiguar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elano Sá didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rd minute Gernando Linhares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomás Lara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Tomás Lara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gernando Linhares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jardel Costa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Víktor Lago in the 60th minute of play. After 60 played minutes Favella FC got a freekick which was hit by Claudinho Rossi. Víktor Lago struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Jardel Costa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Atletico Potiguar. Elder de Brito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jardel Costa having to interfere. A collision led to Favella FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Claudinho Rossi hit a great ball. When Lúcio de Godoi came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Atletico Potiguar 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 Lúcio de Godoi couldn't finish the play. In the 75th minute, Gernando Linhares ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tomás Lara was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Jardel Costa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Perivaldo Rossi, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Gernando Linhares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Gernando Linhares came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Favella FC 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 Gernando Linhares couldn't finish the play. Jardel Costa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lúcio de Godoi's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Elder de Brito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Jardel Costa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Favella FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Geraldo Antunes hit a great ball. A collision led to Favella FC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Luciano Arce hit a great ball.