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Spectators: 6893 (Terracing: 5393, Seating: 1450, VIP seats: 50) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Walmyr de Lima took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Victoria SC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Benjamim Vinhas hit a great ball. Luís Travassos hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Dariusz Mikulski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrézinho Guerra, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. A collision led to Tijucal F.C. getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Rubens Trancoso hit a great ball. Andrézinho Guerra succeeded in the game's 29th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. If Walmyr de Lima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 36 minutes, Luís Travassos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Victoria SC and the Tijucal F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Raúl da Cunha's shot from long distance in the 36th minute was not bad at all, but Victoria SC's Fernandinho Neves knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Andrézinho Guerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 47th minute, José Maria Souza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tijucal F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

José Maria Souza blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fernandinho Neves having to make a save. José Maria Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Walmyr de Lima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Victoria SC's zone, José Maria Souza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fernandinho Neves came out of the goal and José Maria Souza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fernandinho Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Maria Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Walmyr de Lima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dariusz Mikulski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilvan Valladares in the 76th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Maria Souza in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fernandinho Neves saved Victoria SC from getting behind. 85 minutes into the match, Walmyr de Lima notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Victoria SC's Fernandinho Neves. Fernandinho Neves was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. José Maria Souza 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. Fernandinho Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walmyr de Lima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Tijucal F.C. fully deserved thier win.