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Arena Salvador
Spectators: 7194 (Terracing: 5397, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) Power Rangers's Geraldo Motta started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Hortêncio Urbano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Power Rangers's supporters rose to their feet, but Hortêncio Urbano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gino Dante breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Hortêncio Urbano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Power Rangers's supporters rose to their feet, but Hortêncio Urbano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gino Dante breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 11 minutes, Pedro Luiz Domingues managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Power Rangers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Luiz Domingues was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Geraldo Motta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Geraldo Motta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Bruninho Rossi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Adilson de Queiroz fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Power Rangers's protests and gave Adilson de Queiroz a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Real Macedo FC booed when Power Rangers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adilson de Queiroz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th match minute, Power Rangers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adilson de Queiroz to maneuver through the defense. Real Macedo FC's Bruninho Rossi suffered a concussion in the 32nd minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Enrique Xavier's late challenge caught a Real Macedo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Enrique Xavier helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Power Rangers's Enrique Xavier got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Fabinho Paes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Fabiano Aparecido having to interfere. In the 42nd minute Hortêncio Urbano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gino Dante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gino Dante didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hortêncio Urbano went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After the first half Power Rangers were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Kléber Arósio kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Power Rangers's Alberto Rezende couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 57th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Real Macedo FC. Fabinho Paes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Luís Fabiano Aparecido tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gino Dante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geraldo Motta in the 64th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Real Macedo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Geraldo Motta came free, but Gino Dante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gino Dante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geraldo Motta in the 69th minute of the match. Real Macedo FC's Gino Dante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geraldo Motta in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geraldo Motta in the 72nd minute of play forced Real Macedo FC's goalkeeper Gino Dante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Genílson Medeiros charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Genílson Medeiros the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 85th match minute, Real Macedo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Genílson Medeiros to maneuver through the defense. Hortêncio Urbano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Gino Dante tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Geraldo Motta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabinho Paes in the 94th minute of play forced Power Rangers's goalkeeper Luís Fabiano Aparecido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Pedro Luiz Domingues fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Power Rangers's protests and gave Pedro Luiz Domingues a yellow card for diving instead. After 95 played minutes Power Rangers got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Luiz Domingues. Power Rangers's Pedro Luiz Domingues got his second yellow card of the match in the 97th minute. The referee ordered Pedro Luiz Domingues off the ground. The supporters of Real Macedo FC booed when Power Rangers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 98 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Luiz Domingues didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 99th minute, Remo Meireles sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Power Rangers's Luís Fabiano Aparecido didn't even have to move. The Power Rangers supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Power Rangers would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.