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Spectators: 7257 (Terracing: 5444, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ricardinho Santana took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Richard Botelho made a precise shot to the right of Spencer Hopson. Gifters Predations's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Ricardinho Santana took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Carlos Eduardo Marques to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, Gifters Predations's Eleuterio Benet got a free kick in the 11th minute. In the 14th minute José Maria Arantes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Spencer Hopson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Spencer Hopson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Maria Arantes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricardinho Santana kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. In the 30th minute, Célio Borges hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 32 minutes, Ricardinho Santana took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Carlos Eduardo Marques to make any attempt to save it. Richard Botelho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Spencer Hopson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gifters Predations's Spencer Hopson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessandro Queirós in the 44th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Richard Botelho made a kick off. Cícero Cardoso made in the 53rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Richard Botelho however managed to control. Spencer Hopson was out of position in the 54 minute of play, and Richard Botelho capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Richard Botelho really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. In the 61st minute, Kléber Silva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 62nd minute, Nicolas Nogueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gifters Predations's Spencer Hopson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Gifters Predations from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Piedade booed when Gifters Predations was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kléber Silva didn't get a good kick on the ball. Spencer Hopson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Richard Botelho, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Nicolas Nogueira kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Piedade's Claudinho da Mata got a free kick in the 76th minute. Nicolas Nogueira hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Botelho in the 83rd minute of play forced Gifters Predations's goalkeeper Spencer Hopson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Richard Botelho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Spencer Hopson was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Spencer Hopson made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Alessandro Queirós sent off a good shot on target. Nicolas Nogueira kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Carlos Eduardo Marques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilvan Queiroz, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Maria Arantes in the 96th minute of play forced Gifters Predations's goalkeeper Spencer Hopson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.