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Castelão
Spectators: 7218 (Terracing: 5415, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) Elias Falcão made the kick off and thus started the match. Giuseppe Pimenta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danilo Neiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Amauri da Cunha 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. Fortaleza Esporte Clube's Giuseppe Pimenta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elias Falcão in the 9th minute of play. The supporters of Beronhoso Futebol Clube booed when Fortaleza Esporte Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. André Luís Hoffmann didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danilo Neiva in the 13th minute of play forced Fortaleza Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Giuseppe Pimenta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matías Motta in the 14th minute of play forced Beronhoso Futebol Clube's goalkeeper André Luiz Marques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giuseppe Pimenta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elias Falcão, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 23rd minute Elias Falcão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giuseppe Pimenta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Beronhoso Futebol Clube's Danilo Neiva got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 25 minutes, André Luís Hoffmann mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fortaleza Esporte Clube and the Beronhoso Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. The audience was convinced that Elias Falcão's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giuseppe Pimenta was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Aníbal Dante fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Luiz Marques having to interfere. When Amauri da Cunha fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Beronhoso Futebol Clube's protests and gave Amauri da Cunha a yellow card for diving instead. In the 42nd minute, Amauri da Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpected shot in the 47th minute by Aníbal Dante got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 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 away team seemed most concentrated when Matías Motta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elias Falcão in the 51st minute of play forced Fortaleza Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Giuseppe Pimenta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amauri da Cunha kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. When the match clock showed 57 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Danilo Neiva sped through Fortaleza Esporte Clube's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Giuseppe Pimenta. In the 61st minute, Elias Falcão 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. Giuseppe Pimenta made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Danilo Neiva sent off a good shot on target. Elias Falcão blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Giuseppe Pimenta having to make a save. 73 minutes into the match, Beronhoso Futebol Clube's Elias Falcão sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Giuseppe Pimenta narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 77 minutes, Aníbal Dante managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fortaleza Esporte Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aníbal Dante was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. During the 78th minute of the match André Luís Hoffmann completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave André Luís Hoffmann a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Fortaleza Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. André Luís Hoffmann hit a great ball. Fortaleza Esporte Clube's Giuseppe Pimenta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Fortaleza Esporte Clube from getting a goal against them. Giuseppe Pimenta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elias Falcão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Danilo Neiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Giuseppe Pimenta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elias Falcão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Giuseppe Pimenta managed to avoid a goal in the 97thth minute, when Beronhoso Futebol Clube's Danilo Neiva fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The Beronhoso Futebol Clube supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Beronhoso Futebol Clube would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.