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Estádio Tupi
Spectators: 7176 (Terracing: 5384, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 142) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lenílson de Alcântara kicked off to start the match. Gilberto de Mendonça took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lenílson de Alcântara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lenílson de Alcântara blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gilberto de Mendonça having to make a save. Lenílson de Alcântara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilberto de Mendonça having to interfere. Tupi EC's Gilson Brasil got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rubinho Vargas in the 26th minute of play forced Tupi EC's goalkeeper Yan Loyola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rubinho Vargas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 38th minute of the match Dito Silva shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gilberto de Mendonça showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Lenílson de Alcântara took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Gilberto de Mendonça to make any attempt to save it. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The wind increased when João Augusto Maranhense made the kick off in the second half. Tupi EC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Luís Fábio Brito in the 55th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Rubinho Vargas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Criciuma Tigers's supporters rose to their feet, but Rubinho Vargas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yan Loyola breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Gilson Brasil managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tupi EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gilson Brasil was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gilberto de Mendonça breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eliseu Monteiro hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute, Gilson Brasil made a precise shot to the right of Gilberto de Mendonça. Criciuma Tigers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. In the 75th minute of the match Sérgio Brasil shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gilberto de Mendonça showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 79th minute, Tupi EC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Rubinho Vargas fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 81 minutes into the match, Tupi EC's goal looked a bit too open when João Augusto Maranhense came free, but Yan Loyola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Gilson Brasil managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tupi EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gilson Brasil was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gilberto de Mendonça breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gilberto de Mendonça showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lenílson de Alcântara, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. After having played for 89 minutes, Armando Tróia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tupi EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Armando Tróia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gilberto de Mendonça stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lenílson de Alcântara's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. In the 97th minute, João Augusto Maranhense got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 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. Tupi EC fully deserved thier win.