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Estádio Goitacazes
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Goitacazes's Alexsandro Peres 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. After a defensive mix-up in A. A. Francana's zone, Alexsandro Peres stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Simão Peres came out of the goal and Alexsandro Peres tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 6th minute, Reinaldo Nascimento reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Simão Peres. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 11th minute A. A. Francana were awarded a corner. Lino Zanette went to the cornerflag to take it. Breno Paes was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Reinaldo Nascimento could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Simão Peres made a huge save. Breno Paes hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Reinaldo Nascimento could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Simão Peres made a huge save. Alexsandro Peres struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Simão Peres didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Goitacazes. A collision led to A. A. Francana getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Afonsinho de Amaral hit a great ball. Goitacazes's Pedro Paulo Salles couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 26th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for A. A. Francana. In the 28th minute Alexsandro Peres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simão Peres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Reinaldo Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simão Peres having to interfere. 37 minutes into the match, A. A. Francana's goal looked a bit too open when Alexsandro Peres came free, but Simão Peres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Simão Peres made an important save on a dangerous shot by Reinaldo Nascimento in the 39th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Reinaldo Nascimento got free with Simão Peres in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 46th match minute, Goitacazes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reinaldo Nascimento to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Goitacazes's Eliézer Ramalho got a free kick in the 48th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Alexsandro Peres took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Simão Peres. Simão Peres dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. If Sérgio Cordeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 69 played minutes Goitacazes got a freekick which was hit by Eliézer Ramalho. 73 minutes into the match, Goitacazes's Alexsandro Peres sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Simão Peres narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pedro Luiz de Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorginho Moura, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. If Alexandre Trevisan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Simão Peres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reinaldo Nascimento, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Jorginho Moura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Luiz de Sousa having to interfere. When Alexsandro Peres came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Goitacazes 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 Alexsandro Peres couldn't finish the play. If Alexsandro Peres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Reinaldo Nascimento came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Goitacazes 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 Reinaldo Nascimento couldn't finish the play. If Alexsandro Peres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.