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Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nelsinho Marinho kicked off to start the match. A collision led to S.E.R. Caxias do Sul getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. João Batista hit a great ball. Eliézer Porto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nelsinho Marinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when João Batista got free with Antônio Carlos Cavalcante in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 9th minute, Joélson Paraibano reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Antônio Carlos Cavalcante. The goal made the score 1-0. With a little luck, Palestra do Interior's Antônio Carlos Cavalcante got control of the ball when João Batista tried to sneak it across the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Joélson Paraibano dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Antônio Carlos Cavalcante, 2-0. In the 36th minute Sérgio Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eliézer Porto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelsinho Marinho in the 37th minute of play forced S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's goalkeeper Eliézer Porto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th match minute, Palestra do Interior was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doni Pimenta to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Joélson Paraibano managed to get in a good position for a shot. S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's supporters rose to their feet, but Joélson Paraibano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Antônio Carlos Cavalcante breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Doni Pimenta during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Eliézer Porto didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 68th minute, which inside left pole to 2-3. After a rather tough play, Palestra do Interior's Doni Pimenta got a free kick in the 74th minute. After recieving a nice pass, S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Carlos Alberto Magalhães tried to score from far away in the 74th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 77th minute, Nelsinho Marinho 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. Joélson Paraibano's late challenge caught a Palestra do Interior's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joélson Paraibano helped the player get up and apologised. Joélson Paraibano hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Antônio Carlos Cavalcante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Magalhães in the 87th minute of play. In the 89th minute, João Batista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 96thth minute of the game Ronaldo Pirani who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Eliézer Porto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Ronaldo Pirani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eliézer Porto was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 96 minutes, the score became 3-4 when Ronaldo Pirani sped through S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Eliézer Porto.