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Estádio Curupaiti
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Chico Figueiredo got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute Douglas Bittencourt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toninho Velasco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Toninho Velasco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Douglas Bittencourt in the 7th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Douglas Bittencourt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Toninho Velasco was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. In the 10th match minute, Pupuri was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Paulo Donatello to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Pupuri's João Francisco Gaspar got control of the ball when Rodolfo França tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sílvio Mendonça charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sílvio Mendonça the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chico Figueiredo in the 17th minute of play forced Pupuri's goalkeeper João Francisco Gaspar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luizinho Pimenta charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luizinho Pimenta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Luizinho Pimenta hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Antônio Nascimento was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 20th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Rodolfo França could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but João Francisco Gaspar made a huge save. Sílvio Mendonça was shown his second yellow card after 27 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Sílvio Mendonça kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Douglas Barbosa charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Douglas Barbosa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Pupuri fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 30th minute. Penalty! 43 minutes into the game, Aílton Ferraz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Curupaiti SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pupuri the free kick. Aílton Ferraz hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Douglas Barbosa got his second yellow card in the match during the 46th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 46th minute, Douglas Barbosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Luizinho Pimenta made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rodolfo França in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg João Francisco Gaspar saved Pupuri from getting behind. Giuseppe Messias charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Giuseppe Messias the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 58th minute, one of Pupuri:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Pupuri. Antônio Nascimento shot the penalty kick right outside the post. After a rather tough play, Pupuri's Antônio Loureiro got a free kick in the 61st minute. 62 minutes into the match, Pupuri's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo França came free, but João Francisco Gaspar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chico Figueiredo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Francisco Gaspar having to interfere. Rodolfo França fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Francisco Gaspar having to interfere. In the 72nd minute, Daniel Esteves got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. João Francisco Gaspar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo França in the 74th minute of the match. Rodolfo França sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pupuri's João Francisco Gaspar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodolfo França in the 80th minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, Curupaiti SC's Rodolfo França sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that João Francisco Gaspar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 87th minute, Chico Figueiredo made a precise shot to the right of João Francisco Gaspar. Pupuri's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. João Francisco Gaspar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodolfo França in the 94th minute of play. After having played for 96 minutes, Luizinho Pimenta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pupuri's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luizinho Pimenta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ricardo Bertassi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.