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Spectators: 7230 (Terracing: 5424, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Thomás de Castro started the match with the kick off. 9 minutes into the match, Lauro Tinoco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Beto Palmeira. Internacional Colorado's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lauro Tinoco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Natanael de Amaral hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. 19 minutes into the game, Duda Gerber cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Carlos Alberto Linhares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Natanael de Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 30 minutes into the match, Thomás de Castro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlos Alberto Linhares. Sabadini's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Thomás de Castro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 33rd minute, Internacional Colorado's Thomás de Castro dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. Lauro Tinoco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Beto Palmeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thomás de Castro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Alberto Linhares having to interfere. Thomás de Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Duda Gerber sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Elias Ferraz made a kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Internacional Colorado's goalkeeper Beto Palmeira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lauro Tinoco. With a little luck, Internacional Colorado's Beto Palmeira got control of the ball when Lauro Tinoco tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Internacional Colorado's Natanael de Amaral got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Carlos Alberto Linhares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomás de Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Beto Palmeira made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Benedito Macedo sent off a good shot on target. When Lauro Tinoco came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Sabadini 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 Tinoco couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Internacional Colorado's zone, Elias Ferraz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Beto Palmeira came out of the goal and Elias Ferraz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 88th minute Duda Gerber shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Alberto Linhares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carlos Alberto Linhares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Allan Falcão, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Antônio Carlos Berger hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Internacional Colorado had won after a very even match.