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Mário Helênio
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jerônimo de Moraes kicked off to start the match. Michel Fontes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerônimo de Moraes, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After having played for 5 minutes, Pedrinho Duarte managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tupi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedrinho Duarte was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 9 played minutes, EC São Gabriel's Silvinho Arósio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Michel Fontes came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in EC São Gabriel reached it. Jerônimo de Moraes took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Michel Fontes. Michel Fontes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 21st minute of the match Silvinho Arósio sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Michel Fontes skillfully saved the ball. In the 22nd minute, Jerônimo de Moraes 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. If Willian Arruda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adelino Lara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michel Fontes having to interfere. Jerônimo de Moraes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pedrinho Duarte to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Willian Arruda in the 52nd minute of play forced EC São Gabriel's goalkeeper Lenílson de Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Willian Arruda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to EC São Gabriel getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Paulão Nascimento hit a great ball. Jerônimo de Moraes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in EC São Gabriel's zone, Willian Arruda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lenílson de Andrade came out of the goal and Willian Arruda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pedrinho Duarte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedrinho Duarte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Lenílson de Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tiago Vargas hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. 84 minutes into the game, Pedrinho Duarte was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tupi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave EC São Gabriel the free kick. Pedrinho Duarte hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jerônimo de Moraes in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Michel Fontes saved Tupi from getting behind. In the 96th minute of the match Luciano Cruz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lenílson de Andrade skillfully saved the ball. The Tupi supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching EC São Gabriel's performance. The match ended with a win for EC São Gabriel.