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Estádio Triumfo
Spectators: 6663 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 0) Triumfo's Erik Fernandez 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. 5 minutes into the match, Cariaca's goal looked a bit too open when Erik Fernandez came free, but Cesinha Melo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute, Rony Varela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Nando Vieira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When José Vítor Arce fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cariaca's protests and gave José Vítor Arce a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Cariaca's José Vítor Arce got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 11th minute of the match Rony Varela shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cesinha Melo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Triumfo's Remo Botelho got a free kick in the 16th minute. After having played for 21 minutes, Erik Fernandez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Triumfo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Erik Fernandez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nando Vieira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Aírton Pena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Cariaca getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Zézinho Fantini hit a great ball. 32 minutes in the game Remo Botelho after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Cesinha Melo. A very good opportunity. Ademir Salgado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Cesinha Melo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 0-1 became the score in the 38th minute when Nando Vieira elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Luiz Fabiano Valladares struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Aírton Pena didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cariaca. Nando Vieira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aírton Pena having to interfere. In the 45th match minute, Triumfo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henrique da Costa to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 46 minutes, Nando Vieira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cariaca's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nando Vieira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half Cariaca were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Nando Vieira took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Aírton Pena to make any attempt to save it. Cesinha Melo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Erik Fernandez went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 64th match minute, Cariaca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zézinho Fantini to maneuver through the defense. Ademir Salgado scored 2-2 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cesinha Melo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Vito das Nevess short, quick shot in the 71stth minute got Aírton Pena to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a rather tough play, Triumfo's Remo Botelho got a free kick in the 72nd minute. The audience was convinced that Nando Vieira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aírton Pena was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Cariaca's José Vítor Arce got his second yellow card of the match in the 75th minute. The referee ordered José Vítor Arce off the ground. José Vítor Arce hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Cesinha Melo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ademir Salgado went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Ademir Salgado scored 4-2 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cesinha Melo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luiz Fabiano Valladares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aírton Pena having to interfere. Nando Vieira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. For all the effort they put into the match, the Cariaca players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Triumfo.