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Chácara do Dedé
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5739, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dedê de Senna started the match with the kick off. The supporters of 27 de Mayo booed when Pantanal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cássio Vidal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pantanal's Luiz Fábio Paes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Pantanal from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dedê de Senna got free with Luiz Fábio Paes in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Luiz Fábio Paes managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when 27 de Mayo's Dedê de Senna fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Dedê de Senna came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the 27 de Mayo 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 Dedê de Senna couldn't finish the play. Pantanal's Luiz Fábio Paes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Pantanal from getting a goal against them. The supporters of 27 de Mayo booed when Pantanal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cássio Vidal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luiz Fábio Paes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hílton Cardoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dedê de Senna in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luiz Fábio Paes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With his leg Luiz Fábio Paes managed to avoid a goal in the 35thth minute, when 27 de Mayo's Dedê de Senna fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 38 played minutes, Pantanal's Moisés Paraense shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Raí Bertassi came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Pantanal reached it. After 39 played minutes 27 de Mayo got a freekick which was hit by Luciano da Costa.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jan Koller made a kick off. Pantanal's Jan Koller was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 54th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. A collision led to 27 de Mayo getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Adhemar Furlan hit a great ball. In the 65thth minute of the game Dedê de Senna who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pantanal's Luiz Fábio Paes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 68 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Dedê de Senna sped through Pantanal's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Luiz Fábio Paes. Luiz Fabiano Albuquerque received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Luiz Fábio Paes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 75thth minute of the game Dedê de Senna who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pantanal's Luiz Fábio Paes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 77 played minutes 27 de Mayo got a freekick which was hit by Dedê de Senna. The audience was convinced that Dedê de Senna's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luiz Fábio Paes was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. 82 minutes into the match, 27 de Mayo's goalkeeper Raí Bertassi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jan Koller. Renato Silveira's late challenge caught a Pantanal's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Renato Silveira helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, 27 de Mayo's Renato Silveira got a free kick in the 83rd minute. When Dedê de Senna came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the 27 de Mayo 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 Dedê de Senna couldn't finish the play. The supporters of 27 de Mayo booed when Pantanal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cássio Vidal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Raí Bertassi made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Jan Koller sent off a good shot on target. In the 95th minute, Jan Koller hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 27 de Mayo walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.