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Estádio Trios
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Flávio Paraense took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the game, Sport Recife's Vicente Senna nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Albertinho Botelho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Doriva Paranaense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celso Godoi in the 7th minute of the match. If Álvaro Loyola 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 13th minute, Álvaro Loyola 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. If Vicente Senna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 19 minutes into the match, Sport Recife's goal looked a bit too open when Celso Godoi came free, but Doriva Paranaense reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Doriva Paranaense managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when Esporte Clube FR's Álvaro Loyola fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 25 minutes into the game, Flávio Paraense cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Albertinho Botelho was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 28th match minute, Sport Recife was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doriva Toledo to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 29 minutes, Washington Esteves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esporte Clube FR's supporters crossed their fingers, but Washington Esteves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vicente Senna in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Albertinho Botelho prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Narciso Bertassi hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Doriva Paranaense didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 36th minute, which inside left pole to 1-2. In the 40th match minute, Sport Recife was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Mendonça to maneuver through the defense. The Esporte Clube FR players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Sport Recife were winning 1-2.

Esporte Clube FR's Albertinho Botelho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Esporte Clube FR from getting a goal against them. Álvaro Loyola hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Sport Recife's Doriva Paranaense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Álvaro Loyola in the 62nd minute of play. Doriva Paranaense stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Celso Godoi's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Doriva Paranaense stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Álvaro Loyola's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. When Flávio Paraense came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Sport Recife 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 Flávio Paraense couldn't finish the play. Sport Recife's Vicente Senna got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Doriva Paranaense didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Celso Godoi went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flávio Paraense in the 81st minute of play forced Esporte Clube FR's goalkeeper Albertinho Botelho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vicente Senna succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-3 in the 84th playminute. Vicente Senna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albertinho Botelho having to interfere. Doriva Paranaense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celso Godoi in the 93rd minute of play. Doriva Paranaense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celso Godoi in the 94th minute of the match. The Esporte Clube FR supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Sport Recife's performance. The match ended with a win for Sport Recife.