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Estádio Potêngi
Spectators: 7218 (Terracing: 5415, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) In the 6th minute Ricardinho Santana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valdir Rosado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardinho Santana in the 9th minute of play forced Spp City's goalkeeper Valdir Rosado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ricardinho Santana 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. If Ricardinho Santana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 22 minutes, Ricardinho Santana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gifters Predations's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ricardinho Santana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 25th minute, Ricardinho Santana made a precise shot to the right of Valdir Rosado. Spp City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Baltazar de Lima recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Spp City's Valdir Rosado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardinho Santana in the 46th minute of play. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Décio Freitas was the one to do the kick off. If Amílton Koehler had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Spencer Hopson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natã Toledo in the 57th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardinho Santana in the 60th minute of play forced Spp City's goalkeeper Valdir Rosado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Natã Toledo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bernardo Linares during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Virgílio Massa made in the 67th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Natã Toledo however managed to control. A collision led to Gifters Predations getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Eleuterio Benet hit a great ball. After 70 minutes Gifters Predations's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bernardo Linares who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Spp City's corner Bernardo Linares fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Spencer Hopson quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Natã Toledo in the 76th minute of play forced Gifters Predations's goalkeeper Spencer Hopson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Spp City's Valdir Rosado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilvan Queiroz in the 78th minute of play. Spp City's Valdir Rosado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Spp City from getting a goal against them. Gifters Predations's Fausto Peixoto managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Régis Urbano in the 87 minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gilvan Queiroz got free with Valdir Rosado in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 91st minute, Baltazar de Lima made a precise shot to the right of Spencer Hopson. Gifters Predations's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Spencer Hopson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baltazar de Lima in the 96th minute of play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.