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Estádio Monumental
Spectators: 7248 (Terracing: 5437, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 144) Jacinto Paraense made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teodoro Abraão got free with Antônio Simão in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ronaldinho Botelho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Américo Penha, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. If Jacinto Paraense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in Monumento Sports's zone, Jacinto Paraense stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ronaldinho Botelho came out of the goal and Jacinto Paraense tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Teodoro Abraão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Jacinto Paraense's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ronaldinho Botelho was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Wanderson Pombal hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Monumento Sports's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dida Tande in the 19th minute. Dida Tande made a great header on Monumento Sports's corner, it was just that Cotipora's Antônio Simão managed to reach the ball for a save. Ronaldinho Botelho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Américo Penha in the 20th minute of the match. After having played for 22 minutes, Jacinto Paraense managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cotipora's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jacinto Paraense was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Monumento Sports's zone, Jacinto Paraense stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ronaldinho Botelho came out of the goal and Jacinto Paraense tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The throw-in from Zé Pedro Magalhães in the 33rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Cotipora's Manfredo Leão. Monumento Sports's Ronaldinho Botelho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manfredo Leão in the 34th minute of play. After having played for 37 minutes, Jacinto Paraense managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cotipora's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jacinto Paraense was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Jacinto Paraense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Zé das Neves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronaldinho Botelho having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Jacinto Paraense's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ronaldinho Botelho was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adriano Chaves during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Cotipora booed when Monumento Sports was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adriano Chaves didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zé Carlos Quaresma to make the kick off. 57 minutes into the match, Monumento Sports's goal looked a bit too open when Jacinto Paraense came free, but Ronaldinho Botelho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 60 played minutes Monumento Sports got a freekick which was hit by Teodoro Abraão. Ronaldinho Botelho was out of position in the 61 minute of play, and Jacinto Paraense capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jacinto Paraense really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. Cotipora's Jacinto Paraense got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Adriano Chaves kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. When Jacinto Paraense came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Cotipora 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 Jacinto Paraense couldn't finish the play. Antônio Simão didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luís Fabiano Borges went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Jacinto Paraense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Ronaldinho Botelho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jacinto Paraense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronaldinho Botelho having to interfere. Ronaldinho Botelho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacinto Paraense, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. If Américo Penha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Cotipora booed when Monumento Sports was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Décio Silva didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute, Cotipora's Zé das Neves dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. Ronaldinho Botelho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Américo Penha in the 98th minute of play.