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Estádio Piaui
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Piaui's goal looked a bit too open when Gerson Leite came free, but Fabiano Pimenta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute, Piaui's Ezequiel Pimenta seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ezequiel Pimenta the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Piaui protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ezequiel Pimenta had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 6th minute of the game. One of Piaui:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of VR. GARARU:s goal. The referee gave VR. GARARU a penalty, 8 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Sidney Simões, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Piaui's Fabiano Pimenta. 0-1. Tiago Trancoso charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tiago Trancoso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 11 played minutes Piaui got a freekick which was hit by Tiago Trancoso. Paulinho Payakov struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Fabiano Pimenta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VR. GARARU. Marcus Monteiro hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Valdemar Moura'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. Valdemar Moura helped the player get up and apologised. In the 15th match minute, VR. GARARU was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdemar Moura to maneuver through the defense. Evelio Cobo made an important save on a dangerous shot by André Luís Castro in the 16th minute. Fabiano Pimenta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 21st minute, Gerson Leite made a precise shot to the right of Fabiano Pimenta. Piaui's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Piaui's goalkeeper Fabiano Pimenta, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 26th minute, André Luís Castro got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gerson Leite sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. VR. GARARU's Evelio Cobo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save VR. GARARU from getting a goal against them. After 35 minutes of play, VR. GARARU's Gerson Leite made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fabiano Pimenta was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 47th minute, Adalberto Barral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell André Luís Castro to make the kick off. Caco de Amorim kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Evelio Cobo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Luís Castro in the 54th minute of the match. Fabiano Pimenta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Tyskie in the 55th minute of play. After 56 played minutes Piaui got a freekick which was hit by Maurinho Magalhães. After 62 minutes, Caco de Amorim mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the VR. GARARU and the Piaui players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 61 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for VR. GARARU! Carlos Fernando de Brito placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! 70 minutes into the game, Maurinho Magalhães was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Piaui's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave VR. GARARU the free kick. A collision led to Piaui getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Maurinho Magalhães hit a great ball. 73 minutes into the match, Piaui's goalkeeper Fabiano Pimenta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valdemar Moura. Fabiano Pimenta made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Valdemar Moura sent off a good shot on target. In a very dangerous position, a player in VR. GARARU fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 80th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Piaui a penalty, 82 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 VR. GARARU's Evelio Cobo. 1-3. In the 89th match minute, Piaui was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maurinho Magalhães to maneuver through the defense. VR. GARARU's Edward Tyskie was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 92nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After 100 played minutes VR. GARARU got a freekick which was hit by Edward Tyskie. VR. GARARU's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.