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Estádio Asdiubal
Spectators: 7280 (Terracing: 5462, Seating: 1674, VIP seats: 144) Annel SS's Donato Trevisan 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 a defensive mix-up in Arto do Pasto's zone, Gilson Jacinto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Almir Marinho came out of the goal and Gilson Jacinto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tostão Mello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In a very dangerous position, a player in Arto do Pasto fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 9th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Annel SS a penalty, 10 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Otávio Vasconcelos, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Arto do Pasto's Almir Marinho. 0-1. Almir Marinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donato Trevisan in the 20th minute of the match. Almir Marinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tostão Mello in the 25th minute of the match. Arto do Pasto's Almir Marinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Trevisan in the 30th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tostão Mello in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Almir Marinho saved Arto do Pasto from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Donato Trevisan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Almir Marinho was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Almir Marinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tostão Mello in the 34th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Donato Trevisan in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Almir Marinho saved Arto do Pasto from getting behind. Walmyr de Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Vágner Hoffmann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Arto do Pasto players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Annel SS were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Washington Ceresso to make the kick off. Walmyr de Andrade might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vágner Hoffmann. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Walmyr de Andrade ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 56th minute, Conrado Paulista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Washington Ceresso's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vágner Hoffmann read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. Washington Ceresso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vágner Hoffmann having to interfere. Arto do Pasto's Walmyr de Andrade got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Annel SS's Donato Trevisan got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 71st minute of the match, Tostão Mello got a very nice opportunity to score, but Almir Marinho was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 72 minutes into the match, Annel SS's Tostão Mello sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Almir Marinho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Donato Trevisan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 80 minutes, Chico Duarte mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arto do Pasto and the Annel SS players grew even worse after the yellow card. Chico Duarte hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Almir Marinho came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by Annel SS's Donato Trevisan. But to his dismay, Donato Trevisan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Walmyr de Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arto do Pasto's supporters rose to their feet, but Walmyr de Andrade was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vágner Hoffmann breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Walmyr de Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Vágner Hoffmann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Tostão Mello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 94th minute Donato Trevisan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Almir Marinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.