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Locomotiva Stadium
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Cauã Barbosa started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Locomotiva Futebol Show's Jairo Azevedo got a good chance for a goal in the 2nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 4th match minute, Variant 1971 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cauã Barbosa to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jairo Azevedo got free with Eriberto Chaves in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Caco Sena received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Eriberto Chaves came out and tried to block the shot, but Caco Sena slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 8th minute. Cauã Barbosa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Armando Furlan having to make a save. 17 minutes into the match, Locomotiva Futebol Show's goal looked a bit too open when Caetano Senna came free, but Armando Furlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 20 played minutes Locomotiva Futebol Show got a freekick which was hit by Valdemar Rezende. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Cauã Barbosa put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Armando Furlan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Alves in the 25th minute of play forced Variant 1971's goalkeeper Eriberto Chaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armando Furlan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cauã Barbosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armando Furlan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cauã Barbosa's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. 32 minutes into the game, Samuel Baptista was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Variant 1971's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Locomotiva Futebol Show the free kick. In the 36th minute, Filipe Santos made a precise shot to the right of Armando Furlan. Locomotiva Futebol Show's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. With 41 minutes on the clock, Valdomiro Pimenta commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 40 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Variant 1971! After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Caco Sena to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caco Sena in the 52nd minute of play forced Variant 1971's goalkeeper Eriberto Chaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute, Cauã Barbosa 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. Locomotiva Futebol Show's Jairo Azevedo got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 64 minutes of play, Locomotiva Futebol Show's Jairo Azevedo made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eriberto Chaves was left in no man's land by his defense there! Armando Furlan made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Cauã Barbosa sent off a good shot on target. In the 77th minute, Caco Sena 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. In the 78th minute, Caco Sena ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eriberto Chaves was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. Variant 1971's Eriberto Chaves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caco Sena in the 82nd minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Paulo Alves made a precise shot to the right of Eriberto Chaves. Variant 1971's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-2. A collision led to Locomotiva Futebol Show getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Paulo Alves hit a great ball. Eriberto Chaves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caco Sena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Locomotiva Futebol Show's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.