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Estádio Serranos
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Doni Mendes took the kick off in the first half of the match. With his leg Nicolas Mota managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when A. A. Ponte Preta's Romário Urbano fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 9th match minute, Rio de Janeiro F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yuri Paraibano to maneuver through the defense. Romário Urbano might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nicolas Mota. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Romário Urbano ran back to his position shaking his head. Romário Urbano came free with the goalkeeper in the 12th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Nicolas Mota could save by the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Romário Urbano managed to get in a good position for a shot. A. A. Ponte Preta's supporters rose to their feet, but Romário Urbano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nicolas Mota breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 20thth minute of the game Doni Mendes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rio de Janeiro F.C.'s Nicolas Mota was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by João Adolfo Loureiro during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Doni Mendes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th minute, Carlos Carneiro fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Fiori Machado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Rio de Janeiro F.C.'s Nicolas Mota got control of the ball when Romário Urbano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nicolas Mota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doni Mendes in the 46th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fiori Machado was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Rio de Janeiro F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Romário Urbano came free, but Nicolas Mota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Romário Urbano managed to get in a good position for a shot. A. A. Ponte Preta's supporters rose to their feet, but Romário Urbano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nicolas Mota breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nicolas Mota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doni Mendes in the 68th minute of play. Rio de Janeiro F.C.'s Nicolas Mota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romário Urbano in the 71st minute of play. Virgílio Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rio de Janeiro F.C.'s Nicolas Mota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romário Urbano in the 76th minute of play. Rio de Janeiro F.C.'s Nicolas Mota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doni Mendes in the 79th minute of play. Nicolas Mota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doni Mendes in the 85th minute of play. Fiori Machado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Arí Motta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Virgílio Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arí Motta having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Rio de Janeiro F.C. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for A. A. Ponte Preta.