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Estádio Tacuarichim
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lino Costa took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gilvan Bertassi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Narciso Valle in the 8th minute of play. Lino Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sidney Braga having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lino Costa in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sidney Braga prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Cairú Futebol Clube's Sérgio Sanches got a free kick in the 15th minute. If Narciso Valle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sérgio Sanches struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Gilvan Bertassi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cairú Futebol Clube. The referee gave Tacuarichim SC a penalty, 26 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Afonso Santana, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Cairú Futebol Clube's Sidney Braga. 1-0. Sidney Braga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lino Costa's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. 35 minutes into the match, Cairú Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Sidney Braga had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Maria de Almeida. Lino Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sidney Braga having to interfere. After 40 played minutes Cairú Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Elano Schmidt. When José Maria de Almeida came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Tacuarichim SC 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 José Maria de Almeida couldn't finish the play. In the 46th minute, José Maria de Almeida left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tacuarichim SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sérgio Sanches to make the kick off. When the match clock showed 52 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Lino Costa sped through Cairú Futebol Clube's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sidney Braga. José Maria de Almeida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sidney Braga having to interfere. 60 minutes into the match, Tacuarichim SC's Lino Costa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sidney Braga narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lino Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sidney Braga having to interfere. 66 minutes into the match, Cairú Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when José Maria de Almeida came free, but Sidney Braga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67 minutes into the game, Tacuarichim SC's Lino Costa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sidney Braga made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Cairú Futebol Clube's Sidney Braga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Osvaldinho Neves in the 70th minute of play. A collision led to Cairú Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Geovani Marquez hit a great ball. Sidney Braga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osvaldinho Neves in the 73rd minute of the match. 76 minutes into the match, Tacuarichim SC's Lino Costa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sidney Braga narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sérgio Sanches received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Gilvan Bertassi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elano Schmidt hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. José Maria de Almeida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lino Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Sidney Braga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. José Maria de Almeida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Sidney Braga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. There was no doubt that Tacuarichim SC were the better team. Tacuarichim SC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.