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Estádio Imbiara
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Imbiara EC's goalkeeper Edvaldo Guedes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Imbiara EC's Edvaldo Guedes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrick Cruz in the 11th minute of play. Luís Fabiano Baiano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edvaldo Guedes having to interfere. Edvaldo Guedes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrick Cruz in the 15th minute of the match. A collision led to Imbiara EC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Válter Maranhense hit a great ball. Patrick Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Imbiara EC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Válter Maranhense hit a great ball. Luís Fabiano Baiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 30th minute, Giuseppe de Senna 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. Edvaldo Guedes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Fabiano Baiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. 33 minutes into the match, Imbiara EC's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Fabiano Baiano came free, but Edvaldo Guedes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes into the game, Luís Fabiano Baiano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rubim's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Imbiara EC the free kick. Genílson Netto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Vânderson Montenegro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Genílson Netto to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Patrick Cruz got free with Edvaldo Guedes in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 55th minute, Rubim's Luís Fabiano Baiano ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Edvaldo Guedes. Edvaldo Guedes yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-1. After 60 minutes, Albertinho Guimarães mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Imbiara EC and the Rubim players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Imbiara EC's Albertinho Guimarães got a free kick in the 60th minute. Luís Fabiano Baiano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edvaldo Guedes having to interfere. 70 minutes into the match, Imbiara EC's goal looked a bit too open when Vinícius Baptista came free, but Edvaldo Guedes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís Fabiano Baiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th minute, Luís Fabiano Baiano 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. If Luís Fabiano Baiano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Patrick Cruz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 81stth minute, Edvaldo Guedes skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The supporters of Rubim booed when Imbiara EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Genílson Netto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luís Fabiano Baiano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Edvaldo Guedes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luís Fabiano Baiano was shown his second yellow card after 89 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Imbiara EC booed when Rubim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Fabiano Baiano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rubim played a much better game than Imbiara EC and deserved their victory. The Imbiara EC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.