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Arena Independente
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) With a little luck, Franquinha EC's Kiko Breckenfeld got control of the ball when Laerte Marques tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vânderson Montenegro in the 4th minute of play forced Independente Brasil's goalkeeper Ramiro do Nascimento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute, Carlos Eduardo Alcântara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th minute, Jefferson Dantas sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Independente Brasil's Ramiro do Nascimento didn't even have to move. Ramiro do Nascimento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doni Sampaio in the 13th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Franquinha EC's zone, Nildo Silva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kiko Breckenfeld came out of the goal and Nildo Silva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 19th minute of the match Independente Brasil got a corner. Franquinha EC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tostão Montenegro ran over to the corner to take the kick. Tostão Montenegro made a great header on Independente Brasil's corner, it was just that Franquinha EC's Kiko Breckenfeld managed to reach the ball for a save. Kiko Breckenfeld made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Tostão Montenegro sent off a good shot on target. In the 24th match minute, Franquinha EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giovani Brito to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Nildo Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot. Independente Brasil's supporters rose to their feet, but Nildo Silva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kiko Breckenfeld breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ramiro do Nascimento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giovani Brito in the 27th minute of the match. Doni Sampaio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramiro do Nascimento having to interfere. Ramiro do Nascimento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giovani Brito in the 33rd minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, Independente Brasil's Laerte Marques sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kiko Breckenfeld narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Willian Britto was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 35 minutes into the match. After 35 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Independente Brasil! Laerte Marques received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Kiko Breckenfeld tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Independente Brasil's Ramiro do Nascimento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvinho Urbano in the 47th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Laerte Marques to make the kick off. Independente Brasil's Ramiro do Nascimento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giovani Brito in the 52nd minute of play. Ramiro do Nascimento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giovani Brito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 55th minute, Eriberto Tavares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Independente Brasil's Ramiro do Nascimento got control of the ball when Doni Sampaio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ramiro do Nascimento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giovani Brito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute, Silvinho Urbano 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. After 65 minutes, Tostão Montenegro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Independente Brasil and the Franquinha EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tostão Montenegro kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Independente Brasil's Ramiro do Nascimento proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Independente Brasil from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Franquinha EC's zone, Tostão Montenegro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kiko Breckenfeld came out of the goal and Tostão Montenegro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vânderson Montenegro got free with Ramiro do Nascimento in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ramiro do Nascimento made an important save on a dangerous shot by Doni Sampaio in the 75th minute. After having played for 78 minutes, Doni Sampaio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Franquinha EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Doni Sampaio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Independente Brasil getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Carlos Eduardo Alcântara hit a great ball. Ramiro do Nascimento didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Doni Sampaio went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Ramiro do Nascimento made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vânderson Montenegro in the 88th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Doni Sampaio could shoot a difficult shot in the 90th minute, which Ramiro do Nascimento however easily saved by the left post. 95 minutes into the match, Doni Sampaio notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Independente Brasil's Ramiro do Nascimento. Ramiro do Nascimento was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match was over Franquinha EC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Independente Brasil throughout the match.