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Arena Caraíbas
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Faustão Félix made the kick off and thus started the match. Gugu Barreto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aloísio da Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 9th minute, Diego Madureira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Olívio Cerezo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Império Futebol Clube booed when Correntezas EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baltazar Arósio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gugu Barreto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Virgílio Pitta's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. In the 21stth minute of the game Virgílio Pitta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Império Futebol Clube's Gugu Barreto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Olívio Cerezo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Gerson Bittencourt made a huge save. Gerson Bittencourt didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jerônimo Varela went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aloísio da Cunha in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gugu Barreto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 28 minutes, Diego Madureira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Correntezas EC and the Império Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Correntezas EC's Diego Madureira got a free kick in the 29th minute. Gugu Barreto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Virgílio Pitta's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Gugu Barreto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aloísio da Cunha in the 36th minute of play. In the 37th minute, Olívio Cerezo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Silas Tavares charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silas Tavares the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 39th minute, Silas Tavares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Virgílio Pitta to make the kick off. Gugu Barreto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dé Chaves, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Império Futebol Clube's Gugu Barreto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgílio Pitta in the 56th minute of play. After 60 minutes of play, Império Futebol Clube's Faustão Félix made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gerson Bittencourt was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 65th minute of the match Império Futebol Clube got a corner. Correntezas EC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Duda Cunha ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Império Futebol Clube's corner Duda Cunha fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gerson Bittencourt quite easily take care of the ball. Império Futebol Clube's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Duda Cunha in the 66th minute. After taking down the ball on Império Futebol Clube's corner Duda Cunha fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gerson Bittencourt quite easily take care of the ball. Gerson Bittencourt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faustão Félix in the 68th minute of the match. Correntezas EC's Gerson Bittencourt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olívio Cerezo in the 72nd minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Correntezas EC's goal looked a bit too open when Thiago Ribeiro came free, but Gerson Bittencourt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Correntezas EC were furious when Carlos Eduardo Massa was red carded, 81 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 81 minutes into the game, one of Correntezas EC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Império Futebol Clube a penalty, 83 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Duda Cunha, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Correntezas EC's Gerson Bittencourt. 4-1. In the 86th minute, Aloísio da Cunha made a precise shot to the right of Gugu Barreto. Império Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. Aloísio da Cunha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Império Futebol Clube had played much better football throughout.