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Arena Império
Spectators: 7289 (Terracing: 5469, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Breno de Sena took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nacional Futebol Clube's Igor Araújo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caetano Eger in the 6th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 15 minutes, Igor Araújo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The supporters of Nacional Futebol Clube booed when Faca na Caveira FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexandre Bueno didn't get a good kick on the ball. Remo Gonçalves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Breno de Sena 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. If Breno de Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luís Guilherme Azevedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 43rd minute, Didi Tepedino made a precise shot to the right of Alberto Vidal. Faca na Caveira FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Igor Araújo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remo Gonçalves, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luís Guilherme Azevedo to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dário Botelho in the 51st minute of play forced Nacional Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Igor Araújo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Igor Araújo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caetano Eger in the 53rd minute of the match. Alberto Vidal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Guilherme Azevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. 58 minutes into the game, Alexandre Bueno was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Faca na Caveira FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nacional Futebol Clube the free kick. After a rather tough play, Faca na Caveira FC's Caetano Eger got a free kick in the 66th minute. In the 73rd match minute, Faca na Caveira FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remo Gonçalves to maneuver through the defense. Faca na Caveira FC's Alberto Vidal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Faca na Caveira FC from getting a goal against them. Igor Araújo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remo Gonçalves in the 77th minute of the match. In the 78th match minute, Nacional Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geovanni Freire to maneuver through the defense. Remo Gonçalves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Igor Araújo having to interfere. Igor Araújo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remo Gonçalves in the 85th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remo Gonçalves in the 89th minute of play forced Nacional Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Igor Araújo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Igor Araújo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caetano Eger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute, Ulisses Tepedino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Remo Gonçalves took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 95th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Igor Araújo. Nacional Futebol Clube's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of Nacional Futebol Clube booed when Faca na Caveira FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 98 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cacá da Cunha didn't get a good kick on the ball.