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Estádio Riacho
Spectators: 6667 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 0) Riacho's 李岩洲 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. 3 minutes into the game, Pedro Paulo Diniz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Riacho's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Internacional de S. Maria the free kick. In the 7th match minute, Internacional de S. Maria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orlando Osorio to maneuver through the defense. David Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Osorio, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Riacho's David Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edvaldo Mesquita in the 19th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Riacho's Arlindo Albuquerque got a free kick in the 20th minute. When Internacional de S. Maria's Orlando Osorio in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Riacho's goalie prevented a goal. If Orlando Osorio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Riacho's David Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlando Osorio in the 27th minute of play. Roger Mello 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Orlando Osorio in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg David Lima saved Riacho from getting behind. David Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Osorio in the 31st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Riacho's Giovani Tande got a free kick in the 32nd minute. David Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osmar Corrêa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Roger Mello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Orlando Osorio might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over David Lima. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Orlando Osorio ran back to his position shaking his head. David Lima stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Orlando Osorio's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. The audience was convinced that Orlando Osorio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but David Lima was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

With a little luck, Riacho's David Lima got control of the ball when Orlando Osorio tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 56th match minute, Riacho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arlindo Albuquerque to maneuver through the defense. With his leg David Lima managed to avoid a goal in the 60thth minute, when Internacional de S. Maria's Orlando Osorio fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 61 minutes, Arlindo Albuquerque mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Riacho and the Internacional de S. Maria players grew even worse after the yellow card. Orlando Osorio's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 62ndth minute, David Lima skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After having played for 63 minutes, Roger Mello managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Internacional de S. Maria's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roger Mello was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Orlando Osorio struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. David Lima didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Internacional de S. Maria. With his leg David Lima managed to avoid a goal in the 71stth minute, when Internacional de S. Maria's Orlando Osorio fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a defensive mix-up in Riacho's zone, Roger Mello stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. David Lima came out of the goal and Roger Mello tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Orlando Osorio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Orlando Osorio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but David Lima made a huge save. In the 77th match minute, Riacho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Paulo Diniz to maneuver through the defense. Riacho's David Lima proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Riacho from getting a goal against them. Wojciech Cuber sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. David Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Osorio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpected shot in the 90th minute by Orlando Osorio got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After some careless play in the Riacho defense, Orlando Osorio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of David Lima. The Riacho fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that David Lima should have stopped the shot. Orlando Osorio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. David Lima tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match was over Internacional de S. Maria could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Riacho throughout the match.