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Estádio Pojuquinhas
Spectators: 7296 (Terracing: 5474, Seating: 1677, VIP seats: 145) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rafa Rossi took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute Rafa Rossi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nando Melo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zé Augusto Novaes kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Luís Fernando Catarinense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Adriano Netto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rafa Rossi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26thth minute of the game Luís Fernando Catarinense who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tapecu's Adriano Netto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 33 minutes into the game, Rafa Rossi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Nando Melo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Adriano Netto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Fernando Catarinense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Sandro dos Santos fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tapecu's protests and gave Sandro dos Santos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 43rd match minute, Tapecu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sandro dos Santos to maneuver through the defense. Adriano Netto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luís Fernando Catarinense's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Luís Fernando Catarinense to strike the kick off in the second half. Márcio Massa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Nando Melo made a huge save. Nando Melo made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Márcio Massa sent off a good shot on target. When Cleiton Arantes came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the AS Novelli 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 Cleiton Arantes couldn't finish the play. Leopoldo Arruda's late challenge caught a Tapecu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leopoldo Arruda helped the player get up and apologised. After 73 played minutes AS Novelli got a freekick which was hit by Leopoldo Arruda. Rafa Rossi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nando Melo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. If Cleiton Arantes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Luís Fernando Catarinense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sandro dos Santos was shown his second yellow card after 86 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Adriano Netto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Fernando Catarinense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Cleiton Arantes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adriano Netto was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. The Tapecu supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Tapecu would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.