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Estádio Descalvado
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Renatinho de Sousa started the match with the kick off. Dráusio Pombal kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Paulo Tande fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulisses Porto having to interfere. Ulisses Porto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Tande in the 15th minute of the match. Genílson Zanette's late challenge caught a Descalvado's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Genílson Zanette helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Atlético Piauiense fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 17th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Ulisses Porto, was totally fooled by Descalvado's Luan Silveira, who 18 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 26th minute of the match, Paulo Tande tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ulisses Porto saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ulisses Porto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Tande, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After a rather tough play, Atlético Piauiense's Inácio Sergipano got a free kick in the 31st minute. Ulisses Porto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Tande, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. When Paulo Tande came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Descalvado 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 Paulo Tande couldn't finish the play. Cleiton Melo 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. Paulo Tande sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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 away team seemed most concentrated when Paulo Tande stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 53 minutes, Rafael Motta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Descalvado's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rafael Motta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Rafael Motta came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Descalvado 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 Rafael Motta couldn't finish the play. Atlético Piauiense's Cleiton Melo got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cleiton Melo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luisão Ramalho having to interfere. Ulisses Porto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Motta in the 62nd minute of the match. If Rafael Motta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 74 minutes into the match, Descalvado's goal looked a bit too open when Renatinho de Sousa came free, but Luisão Ramalho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Rafael Motta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ulisses Porto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Tande, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 81st match minute, Descalvado was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vitinho Nunes to maneuver through the defense. Ulisses Porto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Tande, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Rafael Motta came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Descalvado 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 Rafael Motta couldn't finish the play. Ulisses Porto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Tande, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ciro Freire fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulisses Porto having to interfere. 96 minutes into the game, Inácio Sergipano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atlético Piauiense's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Descalvado the free kick. Atlético Piauiense's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.