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Sidus Stadium
Spectators: 7572 (Terracing: 5680, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Haroldo Alves started the match with the kick off. Yan Torres hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After having played for 10 minutes, Nilmar Favoretto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Praetorian™ FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nilmar Favoretto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Didi Vianna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Fábio dos Santos in the 12th minute of play. After 12 minutes, Ernesto da Cunha mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Praetorian™ FC and the C. A. Pirassununguense players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Praetorian™ FC's Ernesto da Cunha got a free kick in the 13th minute. 24 minutes into the match, Luís Fábio dos Santos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Didi Vianna. Praetorian™ FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luís Fábio dos Santos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 28 minutes into the match, Luís Fábio dos Santos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Didi Vianna. Praetorian™ FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luís Fábio dos Santos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Praetorian™ FC's Didi Vianna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tostão Meirelles in the 32nd minute of play. In the 36th minute Haroldo Alves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudio-Darío Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Didi Vianna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tostão Meirelles, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luís Fábio dos Santos to make the kick off. Praetorian™ FC's Didi Vianna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tostão Meirelles in the 52nd minute of play. After 59 played minutes Praetorian™ FC got a freekick which was hit by Adalberto Leme. Didi Vianna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Fábio dos Santos in the 64th minute of the match. C. A. Pirassununguense's Tostão Meirelles got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Haroldo Alves put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Claudio-Darío Taffarel. Haroldo Alves took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Claudio-Darío Taffarel. Claudio-Darío Taffarel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. After having played for 80 minutes, Luís Fábio dos Santos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. C. A. Pirassununguense's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Fábio dos Santos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With 81 minutes on the clock, Fábio Le Roux commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 81st minute, one of Praetorian™ FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Praetorian™ FC. When the match had been going on for 84 minutes, C. A. Pirassununguense's Luís Fábio dos Santos got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Didi Vianna. Didi Vianna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tostão Meirelles, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Vivaldo Neiva kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. The C. A. Pirassununguense players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.