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Arena Pantanal
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leopoldo Faria got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th match minute, Sambaitiba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sílvio Luís Domingues to maneuver through the defense. If Edvaldo Coelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 14 played minutes Luiz Paulo Queirós rounded Sambaitiba's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. The supporters of Sambaitiba booed when CUIABÁ EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandrinho Fonseca didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 18th minute, Leopoldo Faria ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kléber Peres was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The audience was convinced that Leopoldo Faria's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kléber Peres was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. When Nelsinho Barros came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Sambaitiba 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 Nelsinho Barros couldn't finish the play. A collision led to CUIABÁ EC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Juan Saraiva hit a great ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luiz Paulo Queirós to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Luiz Paulo Queirós got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Rodolfo Brasil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remo Mota in the 54th minute of the match. Leopoldo Faria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 57th minute, Luiz Paulo Queirós left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CUIABÁ EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Sílvio Luís Domingues blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kléber Peres having to make a save. Sílvio Luís Domingues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leopoldo Faria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Kléber Peres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 79th minute Remo Mota shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodolfo Brasil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Sambaitiba's Leopoldo Faria in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CUIABÁ EC's goalie prevented a goal. Kléber Peres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leopoldo Faria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kléber Peres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Luís Domingues in the 92nd minute of the match. With his leg Kléber Peres managed to avoid a goal in the 94thth minute, when Sambaitiba's Leopoldo Faria fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The CUIABÁ EC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.