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Estádio Taciua
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of E.C.Pelotas booed when Taciua was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nuno Sergipano didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5th minute, Alfonso Leon made a precise shot to the right of Cléber Miranda. Taciua's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rogério Motta got free with Sobhy Paredes in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rogério Motta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Sobhy Paredes made a huge save. 13 minutes into the game, Murilo Neto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Cléber Miranda was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. E.C.Pelotas's Sobhy Paredes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rogério Motta in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfonso Leon in the 18th minute of play forced Taciua's goalkeeper Cléber Miranda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfonso Leon scored 0-3 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cléber Miranda, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Taciua defense, Alfonso Leon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cléber Miranda. The Taciua fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cléber Miranda should have stopped the shot. After 28 minutes of play, E.C.Pelotas's Alfonso Leon made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cléber Miranda was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Taciua booed when E.C.Pelotas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerson Moraes didn't get a good kick on the ball. The attack was good, but when Murilo Neto in the 35th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Sobhy Paredes was out of position in the 37 minute of play, and Rogério Motta capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rogério Motta really showed his touch with that goal: 1-5. After a rather tough play, E.C.Pelotas's Murilo Neto got a free kick in the 40th minute. After 41 minutes of play, Taciua's Rogério Motta made it 2-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sobhy Paredes was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Rogério Motta got free with Sobhy Paredes in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Disappointed in the 2-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Taciua's defense didn't have a chance, in the 51st minute, when Murilo Neto scored to the left of an out of position Cléber Miranda, making the score, 2-6. 56 minutes into the game, E.C.Pelotas's Murilo Neto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cléber Miranda made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-8. E.C.Pelotas made a substitution. Wilhelm Rolfsson replaced Nando Vides. Sobhy Paredes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rogério Motta, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Fred Trancoso scored 3-8 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sobhy Paredes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Taciua booed when E.C.Pelotas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ataulfo Macho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Taciua's Cléber Miranda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldinho Gaúcho in the 80th minute of play. In the 81st minute Rogério Motta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sobhy Paredes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Murilo Neto scored 3-9 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cléber Miranda, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Murilo Neto came free with the goalkeeper in the 87th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Cléber Miranda could save by the left post. The supporters of E.C.Pelotas booed when Taciua was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rogério Motta didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 90th minute Luke Modrić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cléber Miranda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 95th minute Fred Trancoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sobhy Paredes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Taciua manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing E.C.Pelotas to win.