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NINHO DO URUBU REI
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Russ Bull made the kick off which started today's match. When the match clock showed 5 minutes, the score became 0-1 when André Luís Castro sped through Cabo Frio's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jeferson Gaúcho. Jefferson Lopez's late challenge caught a Piaui's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jefferson Lopez helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Cabo Frio's Jefferson Lopez got a free kick in the 8th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Cabo Frio's goal looked a bit too open when Maurinho Magalhães came free, but Jeferson Gaúcho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee gave Piaui a penalty, 16 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Carlos Fernando de Brito, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Cabo Frio's Jeferson Gaúcho. 0-2. The crowd rose to their feet as Cabo Frio's Russ Bull slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fabiano Pimenta. That made the score 1-2 after 20 minutes of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Russ Bull managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cabo Frio's supporters rose to their feet, but Russ Bull was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabiano Pimenta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Russ Bull fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabiano Pimenta having to interfere. In the 33rd match minute, Piaui was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardinho de Barros to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Russ Bull got free with Fabiano Pimenta in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Russ Bull who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 36thth minute tested the skills of Fabiano Pimenta when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Russ Bull's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 39thth minute, Fabiano Pimenta skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Cabo Frio's Jeferson Gaúcho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardinho de Barros in the 40th minute of play. Fabiano Pimenta made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Elói Leal sent off a good shot on target. After 43 minutes, Maurinho Magalhães mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Piaui and the Cabo Frio players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Piaui getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Maurinho Magalhães hit a great ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bernardinho de Barros made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Jefferson Lopez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Piaui booed when Cabo Frio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Augusto Gerber didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Carlos Fernando de Brito in the 54th minute really tested Jeferson Gaúcho's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Jeferson Gaúcho made an important save on a dangerous shot by André Luís Castro in the 60th minute. A collision led to Cabo Frio getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Jefferson Lopez hit a great ball. A collision led to Cabo Frio getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Jefferson Lopez hit a great ball. After 75 minutes, Tiago Trancoso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Piaui and the Cabo Frio players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 75 played minutes Piaui got a freekick which was hit by Tiago Trancoso. Marcus Monteiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Jeferson Gaúcho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th match minute, Piaui was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ezequiel Pimenta to maneuver through the defense. Piaui's Tiago Trancoso quite brazenly broke a throw-in by José Augusto Gerber, made in the 92nd minute of the game. In the 93rd minute Maurinho Magalhães shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeferson Gaúcho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 94 minutes into the game, Russ Bull cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Fabiano Pimenta was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.