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Estádio Brazabrantes
Spectators: 6986 (Terracing: 5436, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 50) A collision led to Jonizo getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Frederico Brodel hit a great ball. Renatinho Lopes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Falcão Fonseca made a huge save. If Cláudio de Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 15th minute, Eusébio de Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 18th minute, Cláudio de Barros left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rivers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Charles do Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Falcão Fonseca having to interfere. In the 22nd match minute, Rivers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sandro Cardozo to maneuver through the defense. Renatinho Lopes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 25th minute, Charles do Nascimento fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 28 minutes into the match, Rivers's goal looked a bit too open when Charles do Nascimento came free, but Falcão Fonseca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Jean Cardoso came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Rivers 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 Jean Cardoso couldn't finish the play. Cláudio de Barros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelinho de Sousa having to interfere. Charles do Nascimento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Falcão Fonseca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Jonizo booed when Rivers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cláudio de Barros didn't get a good kick on the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Charles do Nascimento made a kick off. Falcão Fonseca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Renatinho Lopes, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Váldson de Godoi hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Falcão Fonseca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charles do Nascimento in the 60th minute of the match. Lenílson Cordeiro charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lenílson Cordeiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd minute Charles do Nascimento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Falcão Fonseca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcelinho de Sousa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean Cardoso in the 68th minute of play. The Jonizo fans' excitement grew in the 72nd match minute when Jonizo's Charles do Nascimento looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Váldson de Godoi came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Jonizo 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 Váldson de Godoi couldn't finish the play. Charles do Nascimento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Renatinho Lopes might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Falcão Fonseca. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Renatinho Lopes ran back to his position shaking his head. Falcão Fonseca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charles do Nascimento, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Despite being the better team, Jonizo failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.