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Estádio Cosmorama
Spectators: 7216 (Terracing: 5413, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Frank Dantas started the match with the kick off. Viramao's Carlos das Neves proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Viramao from getting a goal against them. In the 5thth minute of the game Célio do Vale who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Turbonegro's Rogério Romero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 7th minute, Nildo de Medeiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Viramao's goalkeeper Carlos das Neves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Viramao's Carlos das Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Dantas in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisão Marinho in the 14th minute of play forced Turbonegro's goalkeeper Rogério Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos das Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Dantas in the 18th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Edmundo Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot. Turbonegro's supporters rose to their feet, but Edmundo Silva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carlos das Neves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 31st minute of the match Viramao got a corner. Turbonegro's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nildo de Medeiros ran over to the corner to take the kick. Rogério Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luisão Marinho in the 32nd minute of play. Rogério Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Célio do Vale, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. When Lauro Garcia came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Viramao 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 Lauro Garcia couldn't finish the play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luisão Marinho stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Carlos das Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Dantas in the 53rd minute of play. The supporters of Turbonegro booed when Viramao was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fred Alcântara didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 56th minute, Felippe de Alcântara sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Viramao's Carlos das Neves didn't even have to move. Rogério Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luisão Marinho in the 62nd minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Turbonegro's goalkeeper Rogério Romero had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Célio do Vale. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Célio do Vale managed to get in a good position for a shot. Viramao's supporters rose to their feet, but Célio do Vale was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rogério Romero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Adilson de Azevedo's late challenge caught a Viramao's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adilson de Azevedo helped the player get up and apologised. Frank Dantas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rogério Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luisão Marinho in the 79th minute of play. Caetano Donato hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Luisão Marinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Rogério Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Nildo de Medeiros fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Viramao's protests and gave Nildo de Medeiros a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Viramao fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 85th minute. Penalty! In the 87th minute there was a penalty for Turbonegro. Felippe de Alcântara stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Carlos das Neves. 2-1. Edmundo Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos das Neves having to interfere. In the 94th minute Frank Dantas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos das Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Dantas in the 96th minute of play forced Viramao's goalkeeper Carlos das Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos das Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frank Dantas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 100th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Turbonegro's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.