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Estádio Itanhaen
Spectators: 6000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute, TFPN's Betão Figueiredo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. With his leg Renato Sena managed to avoid a goal in the 11thth minute, when TFPN's Betão Figueiredo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Renato Sena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Betão Figueiredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Apiahy SS's goalkeeper Renato Sena had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Betão Figueiredo. In the 19th minute, TFPN's Dieguinho Pereira dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. In the 25th minute, Apiahy SS's Luiz Fernando Nunes seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Luiz Fernando Nunes the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Apiahy SS protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Luiz Fernando Nunes had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 27 minutes into the match, TFPN's Carlos Fernando Martins broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. César Trancoso charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed César Trancoso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Renato Sena stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Betão Figueiredo's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Carlos Fernando Martins hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. After having played for 33 minutes, Eduardo Pitta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Apiahy SS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eduardo Pitta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in TFPN's zone, Claudinei Silva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Breno Ceresso came out of the goal and Claudinei Silva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 37th minute, Eduardo Pitta 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. If Dieguinho Pereira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eduardo Pitta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Breno Ceresso having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Betão Figueiredo to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th match minute, TFPN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Fernando Martins to maneuver through the defense. Apiahy SS's Renato Sena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Betão Figueiredo in the 60th minute of play. 66 minutes into the game, TFPN's Dieguinho Pereira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Renato Sena made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. 70 minutes into the match, Apiahy SS's goal looked a bit too open when Betão Figueiredo came free, but Renato Sena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Apiahy SS's Renato Sena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Betão Figueiredo in the 73rd minute of play. Renato Sena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Betão Figueiredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Renato Sena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dieguinho Pereira in the 79th minute of play. 91 minutes into the game, Betão Figueiredo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Renato Sena was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The TFPN fans cheered their team off the field, for while Apiahy SS had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.