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Spectators: 5500 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1450, VIP seats: 50) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ezequiel Guimarães started the match with the kick off. Cícero Veloso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Eurico Toscano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Tocantinense F.C.'s Paulinho Guerra got a free kick in the 7th minute. 10 minutes into the game, Rueiros's Cícero Veloso nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eurico Toscano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Tocantinense F.C.'s Eurico Toscano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Tocantinense F.C. from getting a goal against them. Manoel de Sousa charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Manoel de Sousa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Manoel de Sousa kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Josué Penha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cláudio Dionísio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eurico Toscano having to interfere. If Cícero Veloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Cláudio Dionísio came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Rueiros 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 Cláudio Dionísio couldn't finish the play. In the 34th minute, Paulinho Guerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Tocantinense F.C.'s zone, Cláudio Dionísio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eurico Toscano came out of the goal and Cláudio Dionísio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Cícero Veloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tocantinense F.C.'s Eurico Toscano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cláudio Dionísio in the 40th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Josué Penha in the 42nd minute of play forced Rueiros's goalkeeper Raimundo Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luciano Salgado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cícero Veloso to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, Tocantinense F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulinho Guerra to maneuver through the defense. 54 minutes into the match, Rueiros's Cícero Veloso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eurico Toscano narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Josué Penha got free with Raimundo Almeida in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eurico Toscano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cláudio Dionísio in the 59th minute of play. Tocantinense F.C.'s Eurico Toscano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cícero Veloso in the 60th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Tocantinense F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cláudio Dionísio came free, but Eurico Toscano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Tocantinense F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cláudio Dionísio came free, but Eurico Toscano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cícero Veloso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Cláudio Dionísio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rueiros's supporters rose to their feet, but Cláudio Dionísio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eurico Toscano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Yuri Baptista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 76 minutes into the match, Tocantinense F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cláudio Dionísio came free, but Eurico Toscano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cícero Veloso in the 81st minute of play forced Tocantinense F.C.'s goalkeeper Eurico Toscano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eurico Toscano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cláudio Dionísio in the 86th minute of the match. Cícero Veloso's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eurico Toscano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. Tocantinense F.C.'s Eurico Toscano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cícero Veloso in the 92nd minute of play. Eurico Toscano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cícero Veloso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rueiros's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.