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Spectators: 7251 (Terracing: 5440, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dário Cunha kicked off to start the match. In the 9th minute, Dário Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 11th minute of the game. One of Remo - AP:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Canavieiras EC:s goal. In the 14th minute there was a penalty for Canavieiras EC. Osvaldo de Azevedo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Caio Guerra. 0-1. When Paulo Sá fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Canavieiras EC's protests and gave Paulo Sá a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Canavieiras EC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Paulo Sá hit a great ball. Waldemar Lara charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Waldemar Lara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Caio Guerra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cláudio Pirani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dário Cunha in the 23rd minute of play forced Remo - AP's goalkeeper Caio Guerra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Cláudio Pirani had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Caio Guerra. Remo - AP's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cláudio Pirani was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. During the 29th minute of the match Paulo Sá completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Paulo Sá a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Canavieiras EC's Cícero Recife got a free kick in the 32nd minute. 35 minutes into the match, Remo - AP's goal looked a bit too open when Cláudio Pirani came free, but Caio Guerra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Caio Guerra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cláudio Pirani in the 37th minute of play. Caio Guerra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dário Cunha in the 38th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the game, Cláudio Pirani cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Caio Guerra was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 44 minutes into the game, Canavieiras EC's Cláudio Pirani nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Caio Guerra made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

Caio Guerra was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dário Cunha showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 51 minute of play. Tomás Proença's late challenge caught a Remo - AP's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tomás Proença helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Canavieiras EC's Tomás Proença got a free kick in the 63rd minute. After a rather tough play, Canavieiras EC's Dário Cunha got a free kick in the 69th minute. Cláudio Pirani could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Caio Guerra made a huge save. Dionísio Quaresma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Laerte Machado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caio Guerra having to interfere. When Remo - AP's Dionísio Quaresma in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Canavieiras EC's goalie prevented a goal. Cláudio Pirani's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 88thth minute, Caio Guerra skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Cláudio Pirani could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Caio Guerra made a huge save. Caio Guerra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dário Cunha in the 93rd minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Canavieiras EC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.