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Piedade Stadium
Spectators: 7268 (Terracing: 5456, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 140) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kiko Maciel started the match with the kick off. Ruy Vianna 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 3rd minute. Carlos Eduardo Marques showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kiko Maciel in the 5th minute of the match. In the 6th minute falcão were awarded a corner. Adriano Reis went to the cornerflag to take it. Ruy Vianna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Richard Botelho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ruy Vianna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Maria Arantes, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Richard Botelho 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. When Arí Peixoto fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Piedade's protests and gave Arí Peixoto a yellow card for diving instead. Alessandro Queiróss short, quick shot in the 30thth minute got Ruy Vianna to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 46th minute, Valério Carvalho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The falcão fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After a defensive mix-up in falcão's zone, Richard Botelho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ruy Vianna came out of the goal and Richard Botelho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Piedade's Carlos Eduardo Marques played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kiko Maciel in the 62nd minute of play. With a little luck, Piedade's Carlos Eduardo Marques got control of the ball when Valério Carvalho tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Piedade's Cícero Cardoso got a free kick in the 68th minute. falcão's Kiko Maciel got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arí Peixoto kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. After 79 minutes, Fabrício Rodrigues mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Piedade and the falcão players grew even worse after the yellow card. Fabrício Rodrigues kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. A hard shot by Adriano Reis from long distance, 80 minutes into the match, got Carlos Eduardo Marques's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The supporters of falcão booed when Piedade was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arí Peixoto didn't get a good kick on the ball. 82 minutes into the match, Piedade's goalkeeper Carlos Eduardo Marques had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valério Carvalho. In the 84th minute Kiko Maciel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Eduardo Marques saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The falcão supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing falcão would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.