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Maracana
Spectators: 6499 (Terracing: 5399, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 0) Sílvio Luiz Meirelles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciro Pernambucano, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After a defensive mix-up in AceguaFM's zone, Ciro Pernambucano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sílvio Luiz Meirelles came out of the goal and Ciro Pernambucano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Ciro Pernambucano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Anselmo Cardozo came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Heróis Futebol Clube 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 Anselmo Cardozo couldn't finish the play. Alfredo Cardozo kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. In the 19th minute, João Pedro de Andrade reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Luís Paulo Pinho. The goal made the score 1-0. 22 minutes into the game, Ciro Pernambucano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Sílvio Luiz Meirelles was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 25th minute, Anselmo Cardozo made a precise shot to the right of Sílvio Luiz Meirelles. AceguaFM's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. In the 31st minute, Cristóvão Linares reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Luís Paulo Pinho. The goal made the score 2-2. Ciro Pernambucano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Sílvio Luiz Meirelles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 38 minutes into the match, Heróis Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Luís Paulo Pinho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dinei Correia. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 40th minute of the game. One of Heróis Futebol Clube:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of AceguaFM:s goal. The goalkeeper, Luís Paulo Pinho, was totally fooled by AceguaFM's João Augusto França, who 41 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ciro Pernambucano to make the kick off. When Danilo Silva fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AceguaFM's protests and gave Danilo Silva a yellow card for diving instead. In the 54th match minute, AceguaFM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Danilo Silva to maneuver through the defense. In the 55th minute Ciro Pernambucano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Luiz Meirelles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AceguaFM's Danilo Silva got his second yellow card of the match in the 60th minute. The referee ordered Danilo Silva off the ground. The supporters of Heróis Futebol Clube booed when AceguaFM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Danilo Silva didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Heróis Futebol Clube's Leonardo de Amaral got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Dinei Correia struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Luís Paulo Pinho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AceguaFM. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anselmo Cardozo during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfredo Cardozo during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 71 minutes into the game, one of Heróis Futebol Clube:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave AceguaFM a penalty, 74 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by João Augusto França, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Heróis Futebol Clube's Luís Paulo Pinho. 5-2. AceguaFM's João Pedro de Andrade got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Dinei Correia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 86th minute, João Pedro de Andrade 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. Heróis Futebol Clube's Luís Paulo Pinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Pedro de Andrade in the 87th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Pernambucano in the 95th minute of play forced AceguaFM's goalkeeper Sílvio Luiz Meirelles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sílvio Luiz Meirelles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciro Pernambucano in the 100th minute of play. Sílvio Luiz Meirelles came out of the goal in the 100th minute to try and stop a shot by Heróis Futebol Clube's Ciro Pernambucano. But to his dismay, Ciro Pernambucano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-3.