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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute, Claudinho Gerber got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Dariusz Mikulski was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gustavo Salles showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 11 minute of play. Giovanni Leme blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dariusz Mikulski having to make a save. 15 minutes into the match, Tijucal F.C.'s goalkeeper Dariusz Mikulski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Claudinho Gerber. Arthur Corrêa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Maria Souza in the 18th minute of play. After 20 minutes, José Maria Souza mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tijucal F.C. and the Phoênnyx players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Phoênnyx booed when Tijucal F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Maria Souza didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 22nd minute, Giovanni Leme fired away an extremely well hit free kick, but unfortunately the ball went just outside to the right hand side of Dariusz Mikulski. In the 24th minute, Claudinho Gerber got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 28th minute, Ruy de Barros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Claudinho Gerber kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Walmyr de Lima succeeded in the game's 34th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. In the 42nd minute Mathias Donatello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arthur Corrêa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th minute, Ruy de Barros ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arthur Corrêa was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Walmyr de Lima made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudinho Gerber in the 55th minute of play forced Tijucal F.C.'s goalkeeper Dariusz Mikulski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dariusz Mikulski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinho Gerber, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Erasmo Cordeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Claudinho Gerber hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute, Claudinho Gerber hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd minute, Júlio Cruz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Claudinho Gerber struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Dariusz Mikulski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Phoênnyx. In the 79th match minute, Tijucal F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rubens Trancoso to maneuver through the defense. Erasmo Cordeiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dariusz Mikulski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Erasmo Cordeiro ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Phoênnyx's Claudinho Gerber got a free kick in the 84th minute. After having played for 85 minutes, Walmyr de Lima managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tijucal F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Walmyr de Lima was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Erasmo Cordeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Dariusz Mikulski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90th minute, Claudinho Gerber left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Phoênnyx fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. When Erasmo Cordeiro came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Phoênnyx 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 Erasmo Cordeiro couldn't finish the play. Erasmo Cordeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Tijucal F.C. players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.