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Canoas
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jerônimo Cardozo made the kick off which started today's match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Delfim Lopes during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Delfim Lopes hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute of the match Geovânio Baiano shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Juninho Sarmento showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Jerônimo Cardozo hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 12th match minute, Caviuna EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vito Barros to maneuver through the defense. After 15 played minutes Caviuna EC got a freekick which was hit by João Francisco Barral. In the 22nd minute, Claudinho Nóbrega made a precise shot to the right of Juninho Sarmento. Baumart Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. During the 26th minute of the match Delfim Lopes completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Delfim Lopes a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 27 played minutes Baumart Team got a freekick which was hit by Delfim Lopes. Caviuna EC's Geovânio Baiano couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 28th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Baumart Team. Carlos Alberto Saldanha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Juninho Sarmento tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Caviuna EC's goalkeeper Ademir Tróia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Claudinho Nóbrega had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Carlos Alberto Saldanha made a kick off. If Carlos Alberto Saldanha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 56th minute, Claudinho Nóbrega made a precise shot to the right of Juninho Sarmento. Baumart Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. A collision led to Baumart Team getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Túlio Veloso hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Carlos Alberto Saldanha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juninho Sarmento was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. In the 72nd minute, Claudinho Nóbrega got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 82nd minute, Claudinho Nóbrega fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Juninho Sarmento, passed just outside the right post. Túlio Veloso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Carlos Alberto Saldanha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Claudinho Nóbrega managed to get in a good position for a shot. Caviuna EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudinho Nóbrega was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juninho Sarmento breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Caviuna EC were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Baumart Team's much stronger midfield.