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Largo da Concordia
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Olívio Sampaio took the kick off in the first half of the match. Waldir Recife showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olívio Sampaio in the 3rd minute of the match. Waldir Recife showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Paulo Souza in the 5th minute of the match. Waldir Recife made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olívio Sampaio in the 9th minute of play. 16 minutes into the game, Benjamim Falcão was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AC CEОРΙ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Defensores de Savóia the free kick. After a defensive mix-up in Defensores de Savóia's zone, Mauro Queirós stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Renato Rocha came out of the goal and Mauro Queirós tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to AC CEОРΙ getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Benjamim Falcão hit a great ball. After having played for 35 minutes, Mauro Queirós managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC CEОРΙ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mauro Queirós was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Defensores de Savóia's Renato Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauro Queirós in the 37th minute of play. If Mauro Queirós had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benjamim Falcão was shown his second yellow card after 41 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 41st match minute, AC CEОРΙ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamim Falcão to maneuver through the defense.

Mauro Queirós sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mauro Queirós blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Renato Rocha having to make a save. Renato Rocha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauro Queirós, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Defensores de Savóia defense, Mauro Queirós kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Renato Rocha. The Defensores de Savóia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Renato Rocha should have stopped the shot. With 68 minutes on the clock, Glauco Maia commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. David Cabral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renato Rocha having to interfere. Defensores de Savóia's Renato Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cafu Kobra in the 77th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by José Carlos Fernandez in the 78th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by AC CEОРΙ's Iuri Cosme. After a rather tough play, Defensores de Savóia's José Carlos Fernandez got a free kick in the 79th minute. If Cafu Kobra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cafu Kobra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Renato Rocha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 86 minutes, João Paulo Souza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Defensores de Savóia's supporters crossed their fingers, but João Paulo Souza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Defensores de Savóia getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Walmyr Ferreira hit a great ball. Waldir Recife was out of position in the 93 minute of play, and João Paulo Souza capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. João Paulo Souza really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. When the final whistle went the supporters of Defensores de Savóia were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant AC CEОРΙ side.