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Estádio Jupiranga
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kléber Borges kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd match minute, Jupiranga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilson Saraiva to maneuver through the defense. Jupiranga's Wesley Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladimir Simão in the 4th minute of play. In the 5thth minute of the game Dorian Batista who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Jupiranga's Wesley Simões was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Wesley Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dorian Batista in the 6th minute of play. Dorian Batista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Wesley Simões tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Dorian Batista's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wesley Simões was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Jupiranga's Wesley Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dito de Alcântara in the 13th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, BOTAFOGO's Belchior Andrade sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wesley Simões narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dorian Batista in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wesley Simões saved Jupiranga from getting behind. If Vladimir Simão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 20 minutes, Ruy Paiva mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jupiranga and the BOTAFOGO players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 20th minute, Ruy Paiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Célio Prado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Davi Carioca in the 31st minute. Wesley Simões didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when BOTAFOGO's Dorian Batista shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. When BOTAFOGO's Dorian Batista in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Jupiranga's goalie prevented a goal. Belchior Andrade blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wesley Simões having to make a save. In the 44th minute of the match Luiz Fábio Madureira shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wesley Simões showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Dorian Batista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wesley Simões having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dorian Batista in the 47th minute of play forced Jupiranga's goalkeeper Wesley Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 47 minutes into the game, BOTAFOGO's Dorian Batista nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wesley Simões made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dorian Batista to make the kick off. Carlos Eduardo Queiroz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 54th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Wesley Simões. Jupiranga's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davi Carioca in the 58th minute of play forced BOTAFOGO's goalkeeper Célio Prado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wesley Simões stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dorian Batista's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. 61 minutes into the match, BOTAFOGO's goal looked a bit too open when Kléber Borges came free, but Célio Prado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Jupiranga's Donato Mota got a free kick in the 67th minute. 68 minutes in the game, Dorian Batista fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Wesley Simões having to interfere. Dorian Batista took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wesley Simões. Wesley Simões dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. A collision led to Jupiranga getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Kléber Borges hit a great ball. BOTAFOGO's Dorian Batista got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vladimir Simão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wesley Simões having to interfere. Dorian Batista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Wesley Simões tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Belchior Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dorian Batista in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wesley Simões saved Jupiranga from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Dorian Batista's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wesley Simões was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carlos Eduardo Queiroz during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 94th minute, Carlos Eduardo Queiroz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of BOTAFOGO booed when Jupiranga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osvaldinho Coelho didn't get a good kick on the ball.