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Spectators: 5601 (Terracing: 4001, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Adilson Abraão kicked off to start the match. Kléber Perez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flávio Galvão having to interfere. Flávio Galvão made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kléber Perez in the 8th minute. Adilson Abraão's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Umberto Furlan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Kléber Perez made a precise shot to the right of Flávio Galvão. AJEG's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Kléber Perez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th minute, Ricardo Lira 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. Kléber Perez blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Flávio Galvão having to make a save. 35 minutes into the match, Ricardo Lira dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Flávio Galvão, 3-0. 46 minutes into the match, AJEG's goalkeeper Flávio Galvão had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Giovani Borges. Mauro Nascimento kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ricardo Lira to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Zanetti Info FC's zone, Noel Bittencourt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Umberto Furlan came out of the goal and Noel Bittencourt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Umberto Furlan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adilson Abraão in the 55th minute. Giovani Sabóia charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Giovani Sabóia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After having played for 61 minutes, Ricardo Lira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zanetti Info FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ricardo Lira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 61 minutes, Ricardo Lira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zanetti Info FC and the AJEG players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 61 played minutes Zanetti Info FC got a freekick which was hit by Ricardo Lira. Ricardo Lira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flávio Galvão having to interfere. If Kléber Perez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. AJEG's Flávio Galvão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Lira in the 75th minute of play. In the 79th minute, Mauro Nascimento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80th minute of the match Zé Mesquita sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Flávio Galvão skillfully saved the ball. When Ricardo Lira came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Zanetti Info FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ricardo Lira couldn't finish the play. Zé Mesquita took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 88th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Flávio Galvão. AJEG's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noel Bittencourt in the 93rd minute of play forced Zanetti Info FC's goalkeeper Umberto Furlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zanetti Info FC's Umberto Furlan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Zanetti Info FC from getting a goal against them.