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Spectators: 6653 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 0) Germano Ribeiro started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Régis Paes hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. In the 11th minute Germano Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jano Saraiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 12 played minutes Romao got a freekick which was hit by Ernani Cearense. Germano Ribeiro's late challenge caught a Romao's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Germano Ribeiro helped the player get up and apologised. Tiago Gabriel Terra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Nicolas Eger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jano Saraiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jefferson Arantes in the 18th minute of play. After having played for 21 minutes, Jefferson Arantes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Borrachos F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Jefferson Arantes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Ernani Cearense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When João Francisco de Toledo fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Romao's protests and gave João Francisco de Toledo a yellow card for diving instead. João Francisco de Toledo hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 31st minute, Igor Donatello sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Romao's Jano Saraiva didn't even have to move. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Cássio Carneiro made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Romao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiago Gabriel Terra to maneuver through the defense. Igor Donatello took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 56th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jano Saraiva. Romao's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 57th minute, Cássio Carneiro 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. After a defensive mix-up in Romao's zone, Jefferson Arantes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jano Saraiva came out of the goal and Jefferson Arantes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jefferson Arantes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Jano Saraiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jefferson Arantes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Jano Saraiva made a huge save. A collision led to Borrachos F.C. getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Ezequiel Medeiros hit a great ball. A collision led to Romao getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Cássio Carneiro hit a great ball. The supporters of Romao booed when Borrachos F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clemente Varela didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tiago Gabriel Terra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Nicolas Eger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jano Saraiva made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Jefferson Arantes sent off a good shot on target. After 82 played minutes Borrachos F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Clemente Varela. In the 84th minute, Clemente Varela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Tiago Gabriel Terra came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Romao fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tiago Gabriel Terra couldn't finish the play. After 90 played minutes Borrachos F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Vasconcelos. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Tiago Gabriel Terra managed to get in a good position for a shot. Romao's supporters rose to their feet, but Tiago Gabriel Terra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nicolas Eger breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 95th minute, Cássio Carneiro 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.