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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Real Sport Club's Denílson Vale started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Allan Magalhães in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luiz Fernando Mazza prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in Manchester salgado's zone, Marcelo Valle stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luizinho Bertassi came out of the goal and Marcelo Valle tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luiz Fernando Mazza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tarcisio da Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wellington Braga hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. After 17 played minutes Kauan Bittencourt shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Real Sport Club's Luiz Fernando Mazza to catch but Kauan Bittencourt was lucky. It became 0-1 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. In the 22ndth minute of the game Kauan Bittencourt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Sport Club's Luiz Fernando Mazza was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 29 minutes, Kauan Bittencourt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manchester salgado's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kauan Bittencourt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alexsandro Simões hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Allan Magalhães's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luiz Fernando Mazza was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Luiz Fernando Mazza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Válter Quintal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Manchester salgado's zone, Célio Mangueira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luizinho Bertassi came out of the goal and Célio Mangueira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 44th minute, Kauan Bittencourt made a precise shot to the right of Luiz Fernando Mazza. Real Sport Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. 47 minutes into the match, Tarcisio da Cunha had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luiz Fernando Mazza. Real Sport Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tarcisio da Cunha was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Kauan Bittencourt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manchester salgado's supporters rose to their feet, but Kauan Bittencourt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luiz Fernando Mazza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Célio Mangueira kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Manchester salgado's Kauan Bittencourt got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Manchester salgado getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Nestor Sabóia hit a great ball. In the 77th minute, Marcelo Valle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kauan Bittencourt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Luiz Fernando Mazza made a huge save. After some careless play in the Real Sport Club defense, Kauan Bittencourt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luiz Fernando Mazza. The Real Sport Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luiz Fernando Mazza should have stopped the shot. In the 88th minute, Tarcisio da Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 89 played minutes Real Sport Club got a freekick which was hit by Alexsandro Simões. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Basílio de Lima during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Real Sport Club getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Basílio de Lima hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Sport Club's goalkeeper Luiz Fernando Mazza, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Real Sport Club's Luiz Fernando Mazza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Real Sport Club from getting a goal against them. Manchester salgado's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.