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Estádio Baby
Spectators: 7236 (Terracing: 5429, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 143) Luisinho Salgado started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Fabinho de Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Sergipano having to interfere. Silvinho Paranaense hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Duarte Cosme during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Soccer Kings United booed when Assoc Atlética Epitaciana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Duarte Cosme didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabinho de Amaral in the 20th minute of play forced Soccer Kings United's goalkeeper Artur Sergipano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Assoc Atlética Epitaciana's Tomás Leão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edu Lira in the 24th minute of play. When Edu Lira came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Soccer Kings United 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 Edu Lira couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Fabinho de Amaral kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Artur Sergipano. That made the score 1-0 in the 32 minute of play. Assoc Atlética Epitaciana's Cipriano Almeida got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Soccer Kings United's Artur Sergipano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 48th minute of the match, managed to save Soccer Kings United from getting a goal against them.

The wind increased when Fabinho de Amaral made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th match minute, Assoc Atlética Epitaciana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilson Brasil to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Assoc Atlética Epitaciana getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Wilson Brasil hit a great ball. Wilson Brasil hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. If Edu Lira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82nd minute Luisinho Salgado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomás Leão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 84 minutes Assoc Atlética Epitaciana's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ronaldão Rosado who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Aníbal Fernandes managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After a rather tough play, Soccer Kings United's Valdemar Perez got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Soccer Kings United's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.