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Estádio Butecão
Spectators: 7286 (Terracing: 5467, Seating: 1675, VIP seats: 144) Narciso Abreu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience was convinced that Tarcisio Arce's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franklin Pires was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. In the 9th match minute, Costa Rica Esporte Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dito Simões to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Narciso Abreu managed to get in a good position for a shot. CR Cachaça da Gama's supporters rose to their feet, but Narciso Abreu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Danilo Arce breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Franklin Pires showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Pedro Mangueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Tarcisio Arce sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 16 minutes into the match, CR Cachaça da Gama's goal looked a bit too open when José Pedro Mangueira came free, but Franklin Pires reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Costa Rica Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Danilo Arce had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tony de Toledo. When Tarcisio Arce came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Costa Rica Esporte Clube 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 Tarcisio Arce couldn't finish the play. Tarcisio Arce sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tarcisio Arce fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franklin Pires having to interfere. Tarcisio Arce sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alberto Zonta hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. If José Pedro Mangueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tarcisio Arce sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Pedro Mangueira in the 39th minute of play forced CR Cachaça da Gama's goalkeeper Franklin Pires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franklin Pires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Pedro Mangueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Danilo Arce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Narciso Abreu in the 47th minute of play.

José Pedro Mangueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franklin Pires having to interfere. Franklin Pires made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tarcisio Arce in the 53rd minute. After 53 played minutes CR Cachaça da Gama got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Paulo Figueiredo. Franklin Pires made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Tarcisio Arce sent off a good shot on target. In the 57th match minute, CR Cachaça da Gama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faustão Catarinense to maneuver through the defense. After 63 played minutes CR Cachaça da Gama got a freekick which was hit by Luizinho Marquez. After some careless play in the CR Cachaça da Gama defense, Tarcisio Arce kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Franklin Pires. The CR Cachaça da Gama fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Franklin Pires should have stopped the shot. Danilo Arce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narciso Abreu in the 68th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, José Pedro Mangueira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Costa Rica Esporte Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but José Pedro Mangueira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Franklin Pires breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 85 minutes into the match, Costa Rica Esporte Clube's Tarcisio Arce sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Franklin Pires narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tarcisio Arce received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Franklin Pires tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Franklin Pires was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but José Pedro Mangueira showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 89 minute of play. Tony de Toledo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Danilo Arce having to make a save. Costa Rica Esporte Clube's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.