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Estádio Gouvea
Spectators: 5003 (Terracing: 4003, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Gabriel Tinoco started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Jânio de Moraes came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the Palestra de Tomini 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 Jânio de Moraes couldn't finish the play. 6 minutes in the game, Tomás Vidal dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. 10 minutes into the match, Palestra de Tomini's goal looked a bit too open when Benê Antunes came free, but Antônio das Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the game, Clóvis Ramos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Burro da Central's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Palestra de Tomini the free kick. Antônio das Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benê Antunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 29th minute, Benê Antunes 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. Antônio das Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benê Antunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Gabriel Tinoco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antônio das Neves having to interfere. After 43 minutes, Dadá Araújo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Palestra de Tomini and the Burro da Central players grew even worse after the yellow card. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jânio de Moraes to make the kick off. Robinho Penha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dadá Araújo, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Tomás Vidal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robinho Penha having to interfere. Jânio de Moraes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Burro da Central's Clóvis Ramos got a free kick in the 57th minute. In the 59th minute, Jânio de Moraes 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. Jânio de Moraes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 67 minutes into the match, Burro da Central's Gabriel Tinoco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Antônio das Neves narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Burro da Central's Robinho Penha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jânio de Moraes in the 69th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Gabriel Tinoco dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Antônio das Neves, 0-1. In the 77th minute Tomás Vidal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robinho Penha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 80 minutes of play Palestra de Tomini's Dadá Araújo was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of Burro da Central booed when Palestra de Tomini was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dadá Araújo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 81st minute, Virgílio Nascimento sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Palestra de Tomini's Antônio das Neves didn't even have to move. Gabriel Tinoco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Antônio das Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gabriel Tinoco succeeded in the game's 85th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. Benê Antunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antônio das Neves having to interfere. Benê Antunes might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Antônio das Neves. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Benê Antunes ran back to his position shaking his head. Clóvis Ramos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Antônio das Neves having to make a save. In the 96th minute Gabriel Tinoco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antônio das Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Burro da Central's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.