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Spectators: 7240 (Terracing: 5432, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 143) 10 minutes into the match, Mauaense FC's goal looked a bit too open when Márcio Almeida came free, but Artur Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Afonso Zanette had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Artur Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Jacinto in the 13th minute of the match. Osvaldinho de Moraes might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Erik Pontes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Osvaldinho de Moraes ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Gigante's Erik Pontes got control of the ball when Osvaldinho de Moraes tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 19th minute, one of Mauaense FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Mauaense FC. Artur Salgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sydney Leme in the 30th minute of play. When Márcio Almeida came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Gigante 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 Márcio Almeida couldn't finish the play. Márcio Almeida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Salgado having to interfere. In the 38th match minute, Mauaense FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexsandro Fonseca to maneuver through the defense. After 41 played minutes, Gigante's Germano Dias shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Artur Salgado came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Gigante reached it. Faustão Coutinho was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 44 minutes into the match. In the 43rd minute, one of Mauaense FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Mauaense FC. In the 46th minute there was a penalty for Gigante. Germano Dias stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Artur Salgado. 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ronaldinho Pirani was the one to do the kick off. Ronaldinho Pirani blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Erik Pontes having to make a save. A sloppy throw-in by José Carlos Rosado in the 59th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Mauaense FC's Valdir Alcântara. Artur Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Márcio Almeida in the 63rd minute of the match. 69 minutes into the game, José Carlos Rosado threw the ball into play from the sideline. Mauaense FC's Valdir Alcântara quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Afonso Zanette received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Erik Pontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Mauaense FC getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Valdir Alcântara hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Mauaense FC's zone, Márcio Almeida stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Artur Salgado came out of the goal and Márcio Almeida tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Gigante booed when Mauaense FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexsandro Fonseca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sydney Leme scored 0-4 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Artur Salgado, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Gigante eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.