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Kopereck Stadium
Spectators: 7194 (Terracing: 5397, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cláudio Gaúcho started the match with the kick off. Marcinho Aparecido fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jeferson de Mendonça having to interfere. Remo Diniz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jeferson de Mendonça having to interfere. Almir Vides was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 13 minutes into the match. 13 minutes into the game, one of Rera:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 15 minutes, Pelotas F.C.'s Manoel Teixeira got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of José Vítor Medeiros. In the 22nd minute, Marcinho Aparecido 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. A collision led to Pelotas F.C. getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Vito Alcântara hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcinho Aparecido in the 25th minute of play forced Pelotas F.C.'s goalkeeper Jeferson de Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcinho Aparecido in the 27th minute of play forced Pelotas F.C.'s goalkeeper Jeferson de Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Marcinho Aparecido had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Marcinho Aparecido managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rera's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcinho Aparecido was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jeferson de Mendonça breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 42nd minute, Jailson Alagoano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Marcinho Aparecido had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leandro de Sena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jeferson de Mendonça having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Marcinho Aparecido made the kick off in the second half. If Marcinho Aparecido had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jeferson de Mendonça didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cléberson Donatello went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 57th minute of the game. One of Pelotas F.C.:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Rera:s goal. When the match had been going on for 59 minutes, Rera's Júnior Moraes got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Jeferson de Mendonça. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leandro de Sena during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience was convinced that Cláudio Gaúcho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but José Vítor Medeiros was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Pelotas F.C.'s Cássio Munhoz got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marcinho Aparecido blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jeferson de Mendonça having to make a save. Marcinho Aparecido sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Caio Maranhense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 87 minutes of play, Rera's Marcinho Aparecido made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jeferson de Mendonça was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Pelotas F.C.'s Jeferson de Mendonça got control of the ball when Marcinho Aparecido tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vito Alcântara hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Marcinho Aparecido who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 98thth minute tested the skills of Jeferson de Mendonça when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the match was over Rera could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Pelotas F.C. throughout the match.