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Arena Cajubrasil
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Votuporanga Victory's Tony Britto started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Régis de Queirós had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adelino de Castro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frederico Freitas in the 5th minute of play. Tony Britto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian de Almeida having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Válbson Mazza 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. 23 minutes into the match, Frederico Freitas notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Votuporanga Victory's Adelino de Castro. Adelino de Castro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Tony Britto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mercedes RLL's Christian de Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor de Toledo in the 28th minute of play. In the 29th minute of the match Votuporanga Victory got a corner. Mercedes RLL's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Igor de Toledo ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Votuporanga Victory's Fernando Massa to fire away a dangerous shot which Christian de Almeida despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Tony Britto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian de Almeida having to interfere. Válbson Mazza was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 36th minute. Votuporanga Victory's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After having played for 39 minutes, Tony Britto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Votuporanga Victory's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tony Britto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Válbson Mazza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Régis de Queirós made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dito Maciel during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tony Britto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tony Britto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 61st match minute, Mercedes RLL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frederico Freitas to maneuver through the defense. In the 62nd match minute, Votuporanga Victory was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Válbson Mazza to maneuver through the defense. Adelino de Castro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frederico Freitas in the 65th minute. The audience was convinced that Régis de Queirós's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adelino de Castro was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Adelino de Castro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Régis de Queirós in the 77th minute of the match. Fernando Massa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian de Almeida having to interfere. In the 87th minute, Válbson Mazza made a precise shot to the right of Christian de Almeida. Mercedes RLL's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Válbson Mazza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian de Almeida having to interfere. Igor de Toledo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tony Britto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Although Votuporanga Victory had been in control for most of the match, Mercedes RLL still came away with the win.