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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, PAYSANDU's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Carlos Salles came free, but Simão Siqueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Jarbas Saraiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Jarbas Saraiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Palestra's Edson Pena got a free kick in the 31st minute. Marcelo Leite charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcelo Leite the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 33rd minute, Marcelo Leite hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zé Carlos Salles recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as PAYSANDU's Arthur de Amaral slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mário Velloso. That made the score 1-0 after 41 minutes of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Diamantino Brasil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Mário Velloso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Diamantino Brasil hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Palestra's Edson Pena got a free kick in the 61st minute. Arthur de Amaral's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mário Velloso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. A collision led to PAYSANDU getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Arthur de Amaral hit a great ball. Simão Siqueira was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jaime Ramos showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 70 minute of play. Jarbas Saraiva's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 73rdth minute, Simão Siqueira skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Simão Siqueira made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Jarbas Saraiva sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, PAYSANDU's Renato Paraense got a free kick in the 80th minute. Simão Siqueira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jarbas Saraiva went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Jarbas Saraiva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simão Siqueira having to interfere. After 94 minutes, Hílton Sarmento mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Palestra and the PAYSANDU players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Palestra getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Hílton Sarmento hit a great ball. 96 minutes into the game, Diamantino Brasil cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Mário Velloso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match was over Palestra could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than PAYSANDU throughout the match.