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Rei Pelé
Spectators: 6661 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Dito da Silveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Yan de Lima fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CRB's protests and gave Yan de Lima a yellow card for diving instead. In the 5th match minute, CRB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yan de Lima to maneuver through the defense. In the 10th minute Cássio Santana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amauri Mineiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Tricolor's Eriberto Santana in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CRB's goalie prevented a goal. Cássio Santana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Amauri Mineiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Amauri Mineiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eriberto Santana in the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Quintal in the 15th minute of play forced Tricolor's goalkeeper Diogo do Valle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the match, CRB's goal looked a bit too open when Cássio Santana came free, but Amauri Mineiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alessandro Quintal might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Diogo do Valle. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alessandro Quintal ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 22nd minute Alessandro Quintal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diogo do Valle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eriberto Santana in the 27th minute of play forced CRB's goalkeeper Amauri Mineiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cássio Santana blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Amauri Mineiro having to make a save. In the 31st minute of the match, Rodriguinho Simão got a very nice opportunity to score, but Diogo do Valle was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Eriberto Santana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Amauri Mineiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Amauri Mineiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cássio Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 43rd minute, Eriberto Santana left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tricolor fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The CRB players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Tricolor were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alessandro Quintal to make the kick off. João Augusto Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amauri Mineiro having to interfere. In the 57th minute of the match Luís Fabiano Terra shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Diogo do Valle showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. CRB's Sebastião Chaves pulled a muscle in his back after 58 minutes and couldn't finish the game. In the 59th match minute, Tricolor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnaldo Messias to maneuver through the defense. Cássio Santana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eriberto Santana struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Amauri Mineiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tricolor. Tricolor's Cássio Santana got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Arnaldo Messias came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Tricolor 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 Arnaldo Messias couldn't finish the play. Cássio Santana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arnaldo Messias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Amauri Mineiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cássio Santana's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Amauri Mineiro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. If Cássio Santana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cássio Santana got free with Amauri Mineiro in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cássio Santana got free with Amauri Mineiro in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tricolor's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.