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Cubatão Stadium
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Augusto Pinheiro got the match started through his kick off. Frederico Sarmento hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute, Nilmar Cavalcante sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Cubatão FC's Serginho Dracena didn't even have to move. If Dráusio Munhoz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 11th minute, Pedro Paulo Vander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Umberto Perez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jerônimo Sá received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Serginho Dracena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cícero Messias in the 22nd minute of play forced Cubatão FC's goalkeeper Serginho Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Serginho Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cícero Messias in the 25th minute of play. Richard Massa was out of position in the 31 minute of play, and Nando Neto capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nando Neto really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 35 minutes into the match, S.E PALMEIRAS's goal looked a bit too open when Nando Neto came free, but Richard Massa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Serginho Dracena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dráusio Munhoz, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dráusio Munhoz in the 39th minute of play forced Cubatão FC's goalkeeper Serginho Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Serginho Dracena didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ediberto da Cunha went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. With an all-out effort, Cubatão FC's Richard Massa threw himself towards the right post 44 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Nando Neto, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dráusio Munhoz was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Cícero Messias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Augusto Pinheiro scored 2-1 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Richard Massa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Richard Massa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nando Neto in the 58th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Augusto Pinheiro in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Richard Massa saved S.E PALMEIRAS from getting behind. The supporters of S.E PALMEIRAS booed when Cubatão FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frederico Sarmento didn't get a good kick on the ball. Augusto Pinheiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Cubatão FC's Nando Neto in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye S.E PALMEIRAS's goalie prevented a goal. When Cubatão FC's Nando Neto in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye S.E PALMEIRAS's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Nando Neto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Richard Massa was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. S.E PALMEIRAS's Richard Massa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baltazar Sanches in the 80th minute of play. If Augusto Pinheiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 88th minute Augusto Pinheiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richard Massa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cubatão FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.