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Estádio Piria
Spectators: 6678 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 0) Piria's Magno Gomes 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. In the 3rd minute Nando Bittencourt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldinho França saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Enrique Coelho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronaldinho França having to interfere. When Piria's Magno Gomes in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ibicua SS's goalie prevented a goal. In the 8th minute Enrique Coelho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldinho França saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Piria's zone, Nando Bittencourt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ronaldinho França came out of the goal and Nando Bittencourt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Enrique Coelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Ibicua SS's Vânderson Monteiro got a free kick in the 19th minute. After having played for 21 minutes, Nando Bittencourt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ibicua SS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nando Bittencourt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Sílvio Lopes came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Ibicua SS 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 Sílvio Lopes couldn't finish the play. Ronaldinho França took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nando Bittencourt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Enrique Coelho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Ronaldinho França tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nando Bittencourt scored 0-1 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ronaldinho França, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Piria getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Rony Cabral hit a great ball. Nando Bittencourt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Ronaldinho França tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nando Bittencourt to make the kick off. Nando Bittencourt took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ronaldinho França. Ronaldinho França dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Vânderson Monteiro kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Ronaldinho França didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nando Bittencourt went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Narciso Dantas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Magno Gomes in the 66th minute of the match. Ronaldinho França showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Barral in the 71st minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Sílvio Lopes made a precise shot to the right of Ronaldinho França. Piria's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. If Enrique Coelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81st minute of the match, Nando Bittencourt tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ronaldinho França saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cido Faria during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Ibicua SS getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Cido Faria hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nando Bittencourt in the 85th minute of play forced Piria's goalkeeper Ronaldinho França to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th match minute, Piria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Adolfo da Silva to maneuver through the defense. Ibicua SS's Leandro de Almeida couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 88th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Piria. A collision led to Piria getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Edvaldo de Andrade hit a great ball. Narciso Dantas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rony Cabral, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute.