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República Trepadeira
Spectators: 7226 (Terracing: 5421, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) Trepadeira Atlético Clube's Dorival Salgado 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. Tarcisio Reis's late challenge caught a Nexus Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tarcisio Reis helped the player get up and apologised. Tarcisio Reis kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Nexus Club's zone, Dorival Salgado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Luís Ramos came out of the goal and Dorival Salgado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 13th match minute, Trepadeira Atlético Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Massa to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Juninho Mendes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nexus Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Juninho Mendes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Renan Pinheiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Juninho Mendes in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Renan Pinheiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Juninho Mendes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nexus Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Juninho Mendes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Renan Pinheiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 24th minute, Isaltino das Neves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dorival Salgado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Luís Ramos having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Dorival Salgado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Luís Ramos was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. In the 44th minute of the match Joel Reis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Renan Pinheiro skillfully saved the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Trepadeira Atlético Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Juninho Mendes came free, but Renan Pinheiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Moisés Lago stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Nexus Club's Jardel Saraiva got a free kick in the 51st minute. When Jardel Saraiva fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nexus Club's protests and gave Jardel Saraiva a yellow card for diving instead. Jardel Saraiva hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 56 minutes into the game, when Pedro Augusto Mendonça put in a rough tackle. After a rather tough play, Trepadeira Atlético Clube's Pedro Augusto Mendonça got a free kick in the 57th minute. Pedro Luís Ramos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Massa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience held their breath when Guto Nunes in the 75th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Pedro Luís Ramos's left hand side. Renan Pinheiro was out of position in the 78 minute of play, and Moisés Lago capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Moisés Lago really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. If Juninho Mendes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Renan Pinheiro was a little too slow when Moisés Lago got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 84th minute. The score was now 0-2. Guto Nunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Pedro Luís Ramos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Guto Nunes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Trepadeira Atlético Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Guto Nunes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Luís Ramos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Nexus Club supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Nexus Club would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.