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Arena Décio Vitta
Spectators: 7199 (Terracing: 5401, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Paulinho Sampaio took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the game, Poolzão FC's Reinaldo Duarte nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nilton Barreto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Paulinho Sampaio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Rio Branco E.C.'s Paulinho Sampaio in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Poolzão FC's goalie prevented a goal. If Giovanni Zanette had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Giovanni Zanette had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Reinaldo Duarte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Nilton Barreto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Giovanni Zanette sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nilton Barreto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Reinaldo Duarte went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Michel Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulinho Sampaio, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Giovanni Zanette stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Rio Branco E.C.'s Nilton Barreto got control of the ball when Reinaldo Duarte tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 58th minute, Giovanni Zanette reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nilton Barreto. The goal made the score 0-3. After 63 played minutes, Rio Branco E.C.'s Manuel Linhares shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Michel Azevedo 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 Rio Branco E.C. reached it. If Paulinho Sampaio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulinho Sampaio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Poolzão FC's Michel Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Augusto de Senna in the 82nd minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Edson da Mata hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Carlos Augusto de Senna came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Rio Branco E.C. 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 Carlos Augusto de Senna couldn't finish the play. 88 minutes into the match, Poolzão FC's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Augusto de Senna came free, but Michel Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Michel Azevedo came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by Rio Branco E.C.'s Carlos Augusto de Senna. But to his dismay, Carlos Augusto de Senna quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Augusto de Senna in the 95th minute of play forced Poolzão FC's goalkeeper Michel Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Paulo Hermes's late challenge caught a Poolzão FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. João Paulo Hermes helped the player get up and apologised. After 96 played minutes Rio Branco E.C. got a freekick which was hit by João Paulo Hermes. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Poolzão FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.