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Spectators: 6929 (Terracing: 5429, Seating: 1450, VIP seats: 50) Alfredinho Pitta made the kick off and thus started the match. Sandrinho Tasso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rony Cardoso in the 7th minute of the match. In the 8th minute, Marcos Galvão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 10th minute, Alfredinho Pitta made a precise shot to the right of Sandrinho Tasso. Mesquita Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Rony Cardoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sandrinho Tasso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredinho Pitta, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Mesquita Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Rony Cardoso came free, but Sandrinho Tasso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. BIRMINGHAM's Perivaldo Aparecido proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save BIRMINGHAM from getting a goal against them. In the 27th minute, Marcos Galvão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rodolfo Nogueira during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rodolfo Nogueira hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rony Cardoso in the 30th minute of play forced Mesquita Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Sandrinho Tasso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Mesquita Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Sandrinho Tasso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. João Francisco de Salles charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed João Francisco de Salles the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 44th match minute, Mesquita Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Francisco de Salles to maneuver through the defense. Perivaldo Aparecido was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but José Carlos Fontes showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 47 minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell João Francisco de Salles to make the kick off. In the 60th minute, Thomás de Azevedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rony Cardoso got free with Sandrinho Tasso in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rony Cardoso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Sandrinho Tasso made a huge save. Rony Cardoso came free with the goalkeeper in the 75th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Sandrinho Tasso could save by the left post. If Alfredinho Pitta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rony Cardoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Sandrinho Tasso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the BIRMINGHAM players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.