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Estádio Luiz Gonzaga
Spectators: 7608 (Terracing: 5707, Seating: 1750, VIP seats: 151) Jano Matorin made the kick off and thus started the match. After 11 minutes, Sebastião Mattos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nordestão Futebol Clube and the HELVETIA players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sebastião Mattos hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Nordestão Futebol Clube's zone, Luís Fernando Vergílio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gil Carioca came out of the goal and Luís Fernando Vergílio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in HELVETIA's zone, Antônio Tinoco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mazinho Fernandez came out of the goal and Antônio Tinoco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 28th minute Roger Mesquita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mazinho Fernandez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute Roger Mesquita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mazinho Fernandez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the game, HELVETIA's Luís Fernando Vergílio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gil Carioca made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Antônio Tinoco might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mazinho Fernandez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Antônio Tinoco ran back to his position shaking his head. Luís Fernando Vergílio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Luís Fernando Vergílio got free with Gil Carioca in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 58th minute, Sebastião de Senna had to leave the field with a concussion. Roger Mesquita's late challenge caught a HELVETIA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roger Mesquita helped the player get up and apologised. After 59 played minutes Nordestão Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Roger Mesquita. Gil Carioca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrianinho Valladares, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Nordestão Futebol Clube's Gil Carioca proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Nordestão Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. Roger Mesquita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 69th match minute, Nordestão Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dedê Negri to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jano Matorin in the 73rd minute of play forced HELVETIA's goalkeeper Mazinho Fernandez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th match minute, HELVETIA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hernani Botelho to maneuver through the defense. 75 minutes into the match, HELVETIA's goal looked a bit too open when Jano Matorin came free, but Mazinho Fernandez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Roger Mesquita came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Nordestão Futebol Clube 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 Roger Mesquita couldn't finish the play. Antônio Tinoco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mazinho Fernandez having to interfere. Roger Mesquita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Mazinho Fernandez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Nordestão Futebol Clube's Antônio Tinoco got a free kick in the 88th minute. Frederico Vale was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 89th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The HELVETIA players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.