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Estádio Getulandia
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aílton Zonta started the match with the kick off. Liverpool FC's Luís Fabiano Souza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vitinho Fantini in the 4th minute of play. Cafu Borges 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. 10 minutes into the game, Araponga's Jorginho Alagoano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luís Fabiano Souza made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Aílton Zonta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Otávio Dracena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jorginho Alagoano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vitinho Fantini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 38th minute Vitinho Fantini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Fabiano Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorginho Alagoano in the 46th minute of play forced Liverpool FC's goalkeeper Luís Fabiano Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Liverpool FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Araponga were winning 0-1.

After a defensive mix-up in Liverpool FC's zone, Vitinho Fantini stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luís Fabiano Souza came out of the goal and Vitinho Fantini tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jorginho Alagoano came free with the goalkeeper in the 62nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Luís Fabiano Souza could save by the left post. Luís Fabiano Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitinho Fantini in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th minute Vitinho Fantini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Fabiano Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luís Fabiano Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitinho Fantini in the 74th minute of play. Vitinho Fantini succeeded in the game's 76th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-2. The audience was convinced that Aílton Zonta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Otávio Dracena was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Otávio Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cafu Borges in the 83rd minute of play. If Aílton Zonta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Araponga's zone, Cafu Borges stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Otávio Dracena came out of the goal and Cafu Borges tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Otávio Secco made in the 94th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Liverpool FC's Cafu Borges. Aílton Zonta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Otávio Dracena read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. After having played for 96 minutes, Cafu Borges managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Liverpool FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cafu Borges was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.