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Estádio Criciuma
Spectators: 7248 (Terracing: 5437, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 144) Adrianinho Sarmento started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Kléberson Netto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the match clock showed 7 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Dênis Valadares sped through Roma Futebol Clube's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Júlio Dracena. Jano Amorim's late challenge caught a Criciuma's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jano Amorim helped the player get up and apologised. Jano Amorim hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Júlio Dracena acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 14th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Paulo Matias. With a little luck, Roma Futebol Clube's Júlio Dracena got control of the ball when Kléberson Netto tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kaká Travassos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Júlio Dracena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Henrique Schmidt hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Kléberson Netto might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Júlio Dracena. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kléberson Netto ran back to his position shaking his head. With his leg Júlio Dracena managed to avoid a goal in the 39thth minute, when Criciuma's Dênis Valadares fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Kléberson Netto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Dênis Valadares made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rdth minute of the game Dênis Valadares who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Roma Futebol Clube's Júlio Dracena was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 54th minute of the match Paulo Matias shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Júlio Dracena showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Dênis Valadares blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Júlio Dracena having to make a save. In the 57th minute Dênis Valadares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Júlio Dracena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 63 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Dênis Valadares sped through Roma Futebol Clube's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Júlio Dracena. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dênis Valadares in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Júlio Dracena prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 74th minute, Dênis Valadares made a precise shot to the right of Júlio Dracena. Roma Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. 80 minutes into the game, Henrique Schmidt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Roma Futebol Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Criciuma the free kick. Henrique Schmidt hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. The Criciuma fans' excitement grew in the 88th match minute when Criciuma's Dênis Valadares looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 92 minutes, Luís Eduardo Barbosa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Roma Futebol Clube and the Criciuma players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 92nd minute, Luís Eduardo Barbosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Criciuma's Dênis Valadares in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Roma Futebol Clube's goalie prevented a goal. Júlio Dracena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dênis Valadares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.