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Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Adrianinho Cruz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Vermelho 23's Luizinho Maldini got a free kick in the 5th minute. If Marco Seco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raimundo Prestes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emerson Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Vermelho 23's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Seco came free, but Raimundo Prestes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute Marco Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raimundo Prestes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Seco took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Raimundo Prestes. Raimundo Prestes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Adrianinho Cruz kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Seco in the 26th minute of play forced Vermelho 23's goalkeeper Raimundo Prestes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emerson Cruz in the 29th minute of play forced Vermelho 23's goalkeeper Raimundo Prestes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Emerson Cruz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Raimundo Prestes. Vermelho 23's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emerson Cruz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 46th match minute, INTER FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Léo Trigo to maneuver through the defense. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Emerson Cruz to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Emerson Cruz 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. After 52 minutes, Ricardinho Batista mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the INTER FC and the Vermelho 23 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ricardinho Batista hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Emerson Cruz kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marco Seco in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Raimundo Prestes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Marco Seco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raimundo Prestes was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Ricardinho Batista kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, Vermelho 23's goalkeeper Raimundo Prestes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marco Seco. 65 minutes into the game, Zé Carlos Duarte was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vermelho 23's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave INTER FC the free kick. Zé Carlos Duarte hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. INTER FC's Mandi Oca was substituted for Emerson Cruz. INTER FC made a substitution. Hortêncio Linhares replaced Marco Seco. Zé Carlos Duarte kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Raimundo Prestes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ricardinho Batista in the 70th minute. Daniel Rodrigues hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Vermelho 23's Narciso Paraense was substituted for Adrianinho Cruz. Mandi Oca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raimundo Prestes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hortêncio Linhares went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. The INTER FC fans' excitement grew in the 83rd match minute when INTER FC's Mandi Oca looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 87 minutes into the match, Vermelho 23's goal looked a bit too open when Mandi Oca came free, but Raimundo Prestes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A hard shot 90 in the game by Hortêncio Linhares from a close distance when the talented Raimundo Prestes managed to make a qualified save. Vermelho 23's players were relieved. In the 92nd match minute, INTER FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardinho Batista to maneuver through the defense. Raimundo Prestes was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hortêncio Linhares showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 94 minute of play. INTER FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.