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Estádio Gurgel
Spectators: 7227 (Terracing: 5422, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) Jeferson Varela received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Frédson Nogueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 7 minutes of play, Cipool's Jeferson Varela made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Frédson Nogueira was left in no man's land by his defense there! Adelino Pontes struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Rubinho Simões didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ponte Preta TS. Rubinho Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juarês Pernambucano in the 21st minute of play. After 24 played minutes Cipool got a freekick which was hit by Gualter Paranaense. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ponte Preta TS fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 29th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Cipool a penalty, 30 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by José Paulo Arósio, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ponte Preta TS's Frédson Nogueira. 0-2. After 34 minutes of play, Ponte Preta TS's Juarês Pernambucano made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rubinho Simões was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Cipool's José Carlos Aparecido got a free kick in the 37th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Jeferson Varela managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cipool's supporters rose to their feet, but Jeferson Varela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Frédson Nogueira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rubinho Simões showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juarês Pernambucano, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. In the 47th minute, Jeferson Varela 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. The Ponte Preta TS players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Cipool were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Téo Cardozo to make the kick off. Téo Cardozo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frédson Nogueira having to interfere. 56 minutes into the match, Ponte Preta TS's Adelino Pontes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rubinho Simões narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 58 minutes into the match, Cipool's goal looked a bit too open when Juarês Pernambucano came free, but Rubinho Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tiago Gabriel das Neves during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Juarês Pernambucano came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Ponte Preta TS 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 Juarês Pernambucano couldn't finish the play. Rubinho Simões showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juarês Pernambucano in the 69th minute of the match. Juarês Pernambucano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rubinho Simões read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. Cipool's Rubinho Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adelino Pontes in the 72nd minute of play. Rubinho Simões took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juarês Pernambucano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adelino Pontes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rubinho Simões having to interfere. Juarês Pernambucano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Rubinho Simões tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cipool's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.