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Toca do Tigre
Spectators: 7253 (Terracing: 5441, Seating: 1668, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Durval Pinheiro started the match with the kick off. Zeca Moura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lúcio Furtado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zeca Moura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lúcio Furtado in the 6th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Caratacá E.C's Rodrigo Pinheiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zeca Moura narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rodrigo Pinheiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Zeca Moura tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Telmo Pinheiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A hard shot 29 in the game by Rodrigo Pinheiro from a close distance when the talented Zeca Moura managed to make a qualified save. Real Olympic's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lúcio Furtado in the 37th minute of play forced Real Olympic's goalkeeper Zeca Moura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Lúcio Furtado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodrigo Pinheiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zeca Moura having to interfere. After the first half Real Olympic were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lúcio Furtado was the one to do the kick off. Lúcio Furtado might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zeca Moura. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lúcio Furtado ran back to his position shaking his head. Thomás Souza charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thomás Souza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Thomás Souza hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 56th minute, Rodrigo Pinheiro 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. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 58th minute of the game. One of Real Olympic:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Caratacá E.C:s goal. Abel Aparecido placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! If Rodrigo Pinheiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Caratacá E.C getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Murillo de Barros hit a great ball. Marcelo Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Durval Pinheiro in the 65th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Lúcio Furtado notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Real Olympic's Zeca Moura. Zeca Moura was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Jailson Gonçalves fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Real Olympic's protests and gave Jailson Gonçalves a yellow card for diving instead. Jailson Gonçalves hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. If Lúcio Furtado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodrigo Pinheiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zeca Moura having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Real Olympic's zone, Lúcio Furtado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zeca Moura came out of the goal and Lúcio Furtado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zeca Moura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lúcio Furtado in the 88th minute of the match. Rodrigo Pinheiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Zeca Moura tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rodrigo Pinheiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Zeca Moura tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Caratacá E.C's Rodrigo Pinheiro got a free kick in the 92nd minute.