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Estádio Black Rivers
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Gugu Branco started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Eliseu Vidal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Ferraz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Club Despotivo Nacional's Kléber Baptista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Alberto Hoffmann in the 18th minute of play. If Ulisses Prado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 27 minutes, Carlos Alberto Hoffmann mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rivers and the Club Despotivo Nacional players grew even worse after the yellow card. Carlos Alberto Hoffmann hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. In the 30th minute, Ulisses Prado reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Kléber Baptista. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 33rd minute Gugu Branco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eliseu Vidal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eliseu Vidal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Ferraz, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Club Despotivo Nacional's goalkeeper Kléber Baptista had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustavo Silva. If David Ferraz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 48 minutes into the match, Club Despotivo Nacional's goalkeeper Kléber Baptista had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustavo Silva. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ulisses Prado made a kick off. Ulisses Prado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kléber Baptista having to interfere. Gugu Branco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliseu Vidal having to interfere. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Rivers's goalkeeper Eliseu Vidal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when David Ferraz got free with Eliseu Vidal in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 77 minutes into the game, one of Rivers:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 1-2 came through a penalty shot after 78 played minutes, when Club Despotivo Nacional:s Willian Tande calmly waited for Rivers:s goalkeeper to move before he rolled in the ball by the right post. Club Despotivo Nacional's Rômulo Neves shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 82nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Eliseu Vidal but with some difficulty. Gustavo Silva recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. David Ferraz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Club Despotivo Nacional getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Daniel Rosado hit a great ball. Ulisses Prado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gustavo Silva struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Kléber Baptista didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rivers. Rivers's Gustavo Silva got a good chance for a goal in the 99th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Club Despotivo Nacional's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.