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Arena Lusitana
Spectators: 7206 (Terracing: 5406, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Isaltino Mazza kicked off to start the match. Cipriano Amaral hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Sidnei Marques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João Francisco de Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaltino Mazza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the game, Isaltino Mazza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. João Francisco de Medeiros was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Elano Bittencourt kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Felippe Eger kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. A collision led to Garruchos getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Aníbal Barros hit a great ball. Laércio Novaes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Richard de Amorim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Vítor Sanches fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laércio Novaes having to interfere. Enéas Carvalho hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Luso Carioca's Felippe Eger got a free kick in the 36th minute. Enéas Carvalho took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 37th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for João Francisco de Medeiros. Luso Carioca's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. João Vítor Sanches sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Garruchos getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Gonçalo Tande hit a great ball. Laércio Novaes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Richard de Amorim, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. 45 minutes into the match, Garruchos's goalkeeper Laércio Novaes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by João Vítor Sanches. When Cipriano Fonseca fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Garruchos's protests and gave Cipriano Fonseca a yellow card for diving instead. Luso Carioca's Richard de Amorim got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Richard de Amorim was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Garruchos getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Cipriano Fonseca hit a great ball. Richard de Amorim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laércio Novaes having to interfere. 63 minutes into the match, Garruchos's goal looked a bit too open when Richard de Amorim came free, but Laércio Novaes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Luso Carioca's João Francisco de Medeiros got control of the ball when Sidnei Marques tried to sneak it across the goal line. Enéas Carvalho charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Enéas Carvalho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 69th minute, Enéas Carvalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 70th minute, Evaristo Cardozo sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Garruchos's Laércio Novaes didn't even have to move. 73 minutes into the match, Sidnei Marques notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Luso Carioca's João Francisco de Medeiros. João Francisco de Medeiros was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luso Carioca's Richard de Amorim got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Laércio Novaes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Richard de Amorim went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. In the 82ndth minute of the game João Vítor Sanches who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Garruchos's Laércio Novaes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Gonçalo Tande came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Garruchos 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 Gonçalo Tande couldn't finish the play. Richard de Amorim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Luso Carioca's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.