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Bezerras
Spectators: 7226 (Terracing: 5421, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) Elder Mattos made the kick off and thus started the match. Fiori Viana kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. 6 minutes into the game, Zé Roberto Branco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bezerras SS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rancatoco F.C. the free kick. After a rather tough play, Bezerras SS's Zé Roberto Branco got a free kick in the 6th minute. If Elder Mattos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ronaldão Soares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rancatoco F.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 22nd minute, when Oséas Saraiva scored to the left of an out of position Antônio Carlos Matorin, making the score, 1-0. 25 minutes into the match, Bezerras SS's goal looked a bit too open when Elder Mattos came free, but Maurício Bittencourt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bezerras SS's Zé Roberto Branco got his second yellow card of the match in the 26th minute. The referee ordered Zé Roberto Branco off the ground. When Rancatoco F.C.'s Ronaldão Soares in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bezerras SS's goalie prevented a goal. Fiori Viana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 38 minutes into the match, Elder Mattos notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Bezerras SS's Maurício Bittencourt. Maurício Bittencourt was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Elder Mattos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Fiori Viana might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Antônio Carlos Matorin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fiori Viana ran back to his position shaking his head. Ronaldão Soares might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maurício Bittencourt. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ronaldão Soares ran back to his position shaking his head. Elder Mattos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Bezerras SS's Vágner Arantes got a free kick in the 74th minute. Ronaldão Soares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 88th minute, Fiori Viana made a precise shot to the right of Antônio Carlos Matorin. Rancatoco F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The supporters of Rancatoco F.C. booed when Bezerras SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oséas Saraiva didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute Elder Mattos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maurício Bittencourt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Bezerras SS fans cheered their team off the field, for while Rancatoco F.C. had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.