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Estádio Horacio
Spectators: 7060 (Terracing: 5250, Seating: 1670, VIP seats: 140) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ronaldo de Alcântara took the kick off in the first half of the match. Goiania FC's Nilmar Neto got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ronaldo de Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Ronaldo de Alcântara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lenílson Souto was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Wilton Coutinho's late challenge caught a Goiania FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wilton Coutinho helped the player get up and apologised. After 17 played minutes Goiania FC got a freekick which was hit by Dênis Mineiro. In the 21st minute, Nilmar Neto 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. Lenílson Souto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo de Alcântara in the 23rd minute of play. When the match clock showed 26 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Ronaldo de Alcântara sped through Pirajuda FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Lenílson Souto. In the 30th minute, Wellington Neto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lenílson Souto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo de Alcântara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ronaldinho Araújo made a kick off. Nilmar Neto received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Lenílson Souto came out and tried to block the shot, but Nilmar Neto slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 53rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ademar Dionísio in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Enrique Bezerra saved Goiania FC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ademar Dionísio in the 58th minute of play forced Goiania FC's goalkeeper Enrique Bezerra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lenílson Souto was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Dênis Mineiro. Benê de Andrade's late challenge caught a Pirajuda FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benê de Andrade helped the player get up and apologised. In the 70th minute, Benê de Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Goiania FC's goalkeeper Enrique Bezerra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 73rd match minute, Pirajuda FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilton Coutinho to maneuver through the defense. Ronaldinho Araújo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrique Bezerra having to interfere. If Nilmar Neto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ronaldo de Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ronaldo de Alcântara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Glauco Dionísio kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. 97 minutes into the match, Pirajuda FC's Perivaldo Munhoz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Enrique Bezerra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the match was over Goiania FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Pirajuda FC throughout the match.