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Estádio Faisca
Spectators: 6667 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gugu Catarinense got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Oséias Ramalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dalmo Netto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristóvão Borges having to interfere. If Dalmo Netto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 10 minutes into the match, Faisca's Nestor Fantini sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carlos Augusto Montenegro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With his leg Carlos Augusto Montenegro managed to avoid a goal in the 16thth minute, when Faisca's Nestor Fantini fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Cristóvão Borges showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gugu Catarinense, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Nestor Fantini could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Carlos Augusto Montenegro made a huge save. GR Estrela Vermelha's attack was well implemented in the 25th minute, but when Gugu Catarinense was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. In the 28th minute Gugu Catarinense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristóvão Borges saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Faisca getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. André Tasso hit a great ball. Faisca's Cristóvão Borges played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dalmo Netto in the 34th minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 35th minute of the game. One of Faisca:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of GR Estrela Vermelha:s goal. In the 37th minute there was a penalty for GR Estrela Vermelha. Cléber Santos stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Cristóvão Borges. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gugu Catarinense in the 46th minute of play forced Faisca's goalkeeper Cristóvão Borges to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half GR Estrela Vermelha were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

51 minutes into the game, Rômulo Jacinto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GR Estrela Vermelha's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Faisca the free kick. After a rather tough play, GR Estrela Vermelha's Rômulo Jacinto got a free kick in the 51st minute. In the 59th minute, Nestor Fantini left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Faisca fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Carlos Augusto Montenegro came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by Faisca's Frank Salgado. But to his dismay, Frank Salgado quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Carlos Augusto Montenegro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nestor Fantini, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Betinho Cabral hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Dalmo Netto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Cristóvão Borges made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Faisca's zone, Sidney Netto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristóvão Borges came out of the goal and Sidney Netto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dalmo Netto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Cristóvão Borges made a huge save. 85 minutes into the match, Faisca's goal looked a bit too open when Gugu Catarinense came free, but Cristóvão Borges reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute Nestor Fantini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Augusto Montenegro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute Nestor Fantini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Augusto Montenegro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. GR Estrela Vermelha's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Faisca had won, even though GR Estrela Vermelha had held more of the ball.