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Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tião Custódio during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Guerreiros SC booed when Tijucucu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tião Custódio didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Tijucucu getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Téo Carioca hit a great ball. Guerreiros SC's Jerônimo Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Natanael Borges in the 15th minute of play. A collision led to Guerreiros SC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Tiago Matos hit a great ball. 21 minutes into the game, Hamílton de Azevedo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tijucucu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Guerreiros SC the free kick. A collision led to Tijucucu getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Hamílton de Azevedo hit a great ball. Hamílton de Azevedo got his second yellow card in the match during the 23rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The audience was convinced that Natanael Borges's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jerônimo Santos was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. When Tijucucu's Natanael Borges in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Guerreiros SC's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Guerreiros SC's zone, Natanael Borges stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jerônimo Santos came out of the goal and Natanael Borges tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jerônimo Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natanael Borges in the 35th minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Natanael Borges hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Guerreiros SC's Tiago Matos got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Jerônimo Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Natanael Borges in the 45th minute of the match. If Caetano Falcão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Natanael Borges to strike the kick off in the second half. Natanael Borgess short, quick shot in the 59thth minute got Jerônimo Santos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpected shot in the 61st minute by Natanael Borges got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After a defensive mix-up in Tijucucu's zone, Maurício Favoretto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Osmar Lopes came out of the goal and Maurício Favoretto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 66th minute, Caetano Falcão made a precise shot to the right of Osmar Lopes. Tijucucu's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After 80 minutes, Norberto Paraíba mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tijucucu and the Guerreiros SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Tijucucu getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Norberto Paraíba hit a great ball. After 81 played minutes, Guerreiros SC's Paulo Renato Maciel shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Osmar Lopes came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Guerreiros SC reached it. Cláudio Britto hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. After having played for 90 minutes, Natanael Borges managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tijucucu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Natanael Borges was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 91 minutes in the game, Cláudio Britto fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Jerônimo Santos having to interfere. Natanael Borges could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Jerônimo Santos made a huge save. For all the effort they put into the match, the Tijucucu players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Guerreiros SC.