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Spectators: 7212 (Terracing: 5410, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when André Luís Freitas made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd match minute, —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «— was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Walmir de Barros to maneuver through the defense. Anísio Teles made an important save on a dangerous shot by Décio Jacinto in the 5th minute. A collision led to —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «— getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Joélson Cavalcante hit a great ball. —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s Anísio Teles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Paraíba in the 11th minute of play. Gian F.C.'s Wágner Secco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Luís Freitas in the 13th minute of play. Wágner Secco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Luís Freitas, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Luís Vianna struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Wágner Secco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—. Wágner Secco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Vianna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that André Luís Freitas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wágner Secco was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. When Manfredo Guerra fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s protests and gave Manfredo Guerra a yellow card for diving instead. Manfredo Guerra kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. José Paraíba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anísio Teles having to interfere. José Paraíba's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anísio Teles read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Décio Jacinto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 36th minute —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «— were awarded a corner. Durvalino Favoretto went to the cornerflag to take it. 40 minutes into the match, Gian F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when André Luís Freitas came free, but Wágner Secco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, Décio Jacinto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anísio Teles. —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Décio Jacinto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Wágner Secco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Vianna, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. In the 45th match minute, Gian F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Alberto Capixaba to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for José Paraíba to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, José Paraíba managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gian F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but José Paraíba was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anísio Teles breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 55th minute, José Paraíba 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. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s goalkeeper Anísio Teles, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 58 minutes into the match, —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s goal looked a bit too open when Décio Jacinto came free, but Anísio Teles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 67 minutes, Joélson Cavalcante mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «— and the Gian F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Joélson Cavalcante kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Anísio Teles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Paraíba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Décio Jacinto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gian F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Décio Jacinto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anísio Teles breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Gian F.C. booed when —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «— was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manfredo Guerra didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anísio Teles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Décio Jacinto in the 74th minute of play. In the 77thth minute of the game Décio Jacinto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s Anísio Teles was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 79 played minutes Gian F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Franklin Munhoz. Wágner Secco made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Luís Vianna sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luís Vianna got free with Wágner Secco in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 86 minutes into the match, —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s goal looked a bit too open when Décio Jacinto came free, but Anísio Teles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. José Paraíba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Anísio Teles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Décio Jacinto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Anísio Teles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd minute, Décio Jacinto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gian F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Wágner Secco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Luís Freitas, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Gian F.C.'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.