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Arena Caldeirão
Spectators: 7372 (Terracing: 5530, Seating: 1695, VIP seats: 147) Espinheiro SC's Ademar de Mendonça started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 3 played minutes Petrópolis Red Devils got a freekick which was hit by Faustão Damião. A collision led to Petrópolis Red Devils getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Ismael Paranaense hit a great ball. Espinheiro SC's Tony Dracena proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Espinheiro SC from getting a goal against them. If Gilson Trevisan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gilson Trevisan succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 17th playminute. Osvaldinho Coelho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ademar de Mendonça in the 23rd minute of the match. The supporters of Espinheiro SC booed when Petrópolis Red Devils was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maurício Abreu didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ademar de Mendonça in the 28th minute of play forced Petrópolis Red Devils's goalkeeper Osvaldinho Coelho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Espinheiro SC's Tony Dracena proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Espinheiro SC from getting a goal against them. After 30 minutes, Perivaldo Terra mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Espinheiro SC and the Petrópolis Red Devils players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Espinheiro SC's Perivaldo Terra got a free kick in the 30th minute. Tony Dracena made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gilson Trevisan in the 31st minute. Gilson Trevisan scored 2-0 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tony Dracena, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gilmar de Amorim's late challenge caught a Espinheiro SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gilmar de Amorim helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Espinheiro SC booed when Petrópolis Red Devils was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilmar de Amorim didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ademar de Mendonça fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osvaldinho Coelho having to interfere. Perivaldo Terra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osvaldinho Coelho having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gilson Trevisan was the one to do the kick off. Espinheiro SC's Tony Dracena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maurício Abreu in the 59th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Espinheiro SC's zone, Gilson Trevisan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tony Dracena came out of the goal and Gilson Trevisan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 66th minute, Gilson Trevisan made a precise shot to the right of Tony Dracena. Espinheiro SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Gilson Trevisan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Tony Dracena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tony Dracena stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gilson Trevisan's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. In the 76th minute, Perivaldo Terra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Gilson Trevisan got free in front of the goal in the 78th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Tony Dracena was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Gilson Trevisan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tony Dracena having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Gilson Trevisan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tony Dracena was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. When Petrópolis Red Devils's Gilson Trevisan in 85 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Tony Dracena guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Gilson Trevisan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Tony Dracena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gilmar de Amorim recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tony Dracena stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gilson Trevisan's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Petrópolis Red Devils fully deserved thier win.