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Teatro dos Sonhos
Spectators: 7229 (Terracing: 5423, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) 5 minutes into the match, Rio Branco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ivo Meirelles came free, but Ernesto Massa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rio Branco FC's Ernesto Massa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivo Meirelles in the 11th minute of play. If Léo Nascimento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manuel Cavalcante sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 22nd match minute, Manduri was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sabino Garcia to maneuver through the defense. Manduri's Samuel Ferraz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo Leal in the 24th minute of play. Haroldo Pernambucano struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Samuel Ferraz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rio Branco FC. Ernesto Massa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Léo Nascimento in the 28th minute of the match. Ivo Meirelles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernesto Massa having to interfere. Cássio Ferraz kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Ivo Meirelles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernesto Massa having to interfere. If Ivo Meirelles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Léo Nascimento in the 47th minute of play forced Rio Branco FC's goalkeeper Ernesto Massa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manuel Cavalcante charged in rather forcefully in the 48th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Manuel Cavalcante the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Rio Branco FC's Manuel Cavalcante got a free kick in the 49th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Léo Nascimento to make the kick off. Ernesto Massa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Léo Nascimento in the 55th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Manduri defense, Arnaldo Leal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Samuel Ferraz. The Manduri fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Samuel Ferraz should have stopped the shot. Arnaldo Leal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Samuel Ferraz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ivo Meirelles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernesto Massa having to interfere. When Arnaldo Leal fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rio Branco FC's protests and gave Arnaldo Leal a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Rio Branco FC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Arnaldo Leal hit a great ball. Ernesto Massa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Léo Nascimento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Arnaldo Leal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rio Branco FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Arnaldo Leal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Samuel Ferraz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Léo Nascimento kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ernesto Massa. That made the score 1-1 in the 73 minute of play. Arnaldo Leal got his second yellow card in the match during the 82nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, Rio Branco FC's Arnaldo Leal got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Ivo Meirelles could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Ernesto Massa made a huge save. In the 92nd match minute, Manduri was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gualter Paranaense to maneuver through the defense. Haroldo Pernambucano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Samuel Ferraz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rio Branco FC's Edgar Carvalho suffered a sore thigh after 98 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Fábio Ortiz's late challenge caught a Rio Branco FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fábio Ortiz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 99th match minute, Manduri was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fábio Ortiz to maneuver through the defense. Manduri's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.