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Arena Salvador
Spectators: 7695 (Terracing: 5772, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Yuri Tasso hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Gilmar Azevedo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. THE MAYA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gilmar Azevedo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roberto Capixaba during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, THE MAYA's Roberto Capixaba got a free kick in the 6th minute. Gilmar Azevedo made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 9thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Fonso Zotillo would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. THE MAYA's Claudinho Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzalo Jurdan in the 14th minute of play. Túlio Jacinto might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Claudinho Taffarel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Túlio Jacinto ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to THE MAYA getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Romeu Pirani hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Gilmar Azevedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fonso Zotillo was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. 33 minutes into the game, Túlio Jacinto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Claudinho Taffarel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 37 played minutes XV de Piracicaba got a freekick which was hit by Severino Capixaba. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilmar Azevedo in the 38th minute of play forced XV de Piracicaba's goalkeeper Fonso Zotillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute Eurico Novaes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudinho Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 41 played minutes THE MAYA got a freekick which was hit by Gilmar Azevedo. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gonzalo Jurdan to make the kick off. A collision led to THE MAYA getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Simão de Barros hit a great ball. Severino Capixaba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Claudinho Taffarel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. THE MAYA:s Claudinho Taffarel showed great skill when he stopped Lauro Souto:s penalty. 64 minutes into the match, XV de Piracicaba's goal looked a bit too open when Simão de Barros came free, but Fonso Zotillo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the game, Carlos Fernando Maciel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. THE MAYA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave XV de Piracicaba the free kick. Carlos Fernando Maciel hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Carlos Fernando Maciel hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Gonzalo Jurdan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Claudinho Taffarel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Túlio Jacinto in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Claudinho Taffarel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Romeu Pirani hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. On his own Lauro Souto managed to get through THE MAYA's defense and was going for a shot in the net, but Claudinho Taffarel lunged to the right and managed in the last second get hold of the ball before it was to late. Lauro Souto managed to, on his own, get straight through THE MAYA's defense and in the 76th minute placed the ball to the left of Claudinho Taffarel. 0-3. XV de Piracicaba made a substitution. Haruna Hassan replaced Túlio Jacinto. 83 minutes into the match, THE MAYA's goalkeeper Claudinho Taffarel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gonzalo Jurdan. After a rather tough play, XV de Piracicaba's Alexsandro Teles got a free kick in the 85th minute. During the 87th minute of the match Roberto Capixaba completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Roberto Capixaba a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 91 played minutes THE MAYA got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Fernando Maciel. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osvaldinho Mazza in the 97th minute of play forced XV de Piracicaba's goalkeeper Fonso Zotillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 97th match minute, XV de Piracicaba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Murillo Trigo to maneuver through the defense. XV de Piracicaba played a much better game than THE MAYA and deserved their victory. The THE MAYA players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.