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Estádio Cabiunas
Spectators: 6661 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gerson Guedes kicked off to start the match. Luiz Guilherme de Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerson Guedes in the 5th minute of play. Erivaldo Pinheiro kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Jean da Mata 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. In the 14th match minute, Variante was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joélson de Barros to maneuver through the defense. Jean da Mata 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. Cléber Ferraz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Romário Sampaio in the 22nd minute. After a rather tough play, Variante's Ademar Ramos got a free kick in the 24th minute. Gerson Guedes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Vasco Net.com's zone, Gerson Guedes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luiz Guilherme de Andrade came out of the goal and Gerson Guedes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiago Gabriel Albuquerque in the 31st minute of play forced Vasco Net.com's goalkeeper Luiz Guilherme de Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gerson Guedes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Luiz Guilherme de Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Variante getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Tiago Gabriel Albuquerque hit a great ball. Romário Sampaio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Cléber Ferraz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Variante's Durval de Queirós got a free kick in the 44th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jean da Mata was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the Variante defense, Jean da Mata kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cléber Ferraz. The Variante fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cléber Ferraz should have stopped the shot. Jean da Mata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cléber Ferraz having to interfere. Cléber Ferraz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean da Mata in the 62nd minute of play. Tiago Gabriel Albuquerque's late challenge caught a Vasco Net.com's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tiago Gabriel Albuquerque helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Variante getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Tiago Gabriel Albuquerque hit a great ball. After having played for 66 minutes, Jean da Mata managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vasco Net.com's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jean da Mata was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Romário Sampaio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Variante's zone, Romário Sampaio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cléber Ferraz came out of the goal and Romário Sampaio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Vasco Net.com booed when Variante was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ademar Ramos didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Oscar do Valle came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Variante 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 Oscar do Valle couldn't finish the play. Flavinho Mesquita struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Cléber Ferraz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vasco Net.com. In the 81st minute Tales Leite shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cléber Ferraz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ademar Ramos charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ademar Ramos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romário Sampaio in the 88th minute of play forced Variante's goalkeeper Cléber Ferraz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luiz Guilherme de Andrade made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Oscar do Valle sent off a good shot on target. After 94 minutes of play Variante's Tiago Gabriel Albuquerque was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Cléber Ferraz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jean da Mata's shot from short distance in the 97th minute. Variante's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.