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Bellarmino Del Nero
Spectators: 7406 (Terracing: 5555, Seating: 1703, VIP seats: 148) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luís Fábio dos Santos got the match started through his kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfredão Sergipano during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alfredão Sergipano kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Claudinei Gaúcho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Fábio dos Santos in the 10th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luís Fábio dos Santos in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Claudinei Gaúcho prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luís Fábio dos Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudinei Gaúcho having to interfere. Vivaldo Neiva's late challenge caught a Pinto EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vivaldo Neiva helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Pinto EC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Patrick Recife hit a great ball. Alfredão Sergipano kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. If Patrick Recife had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dagoberto dos Santos kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. In the 32nd minute of the match Luizão Souza shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Claudinei Gaúcho showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Luís Fábio dos Santos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Claudinei Gaúcho made a huge save. After 36 played minutes Pinto EC got a freekick which was hit by Franklin Fonseca. In the 37th minute of the match Luizão Souza sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Claudinei Gaúcho skillfully saved the ball. Claudio-Darío Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrick Recife, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. After some careless play in the C. A. Pirassununguense defense, Patrick Recife kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Claudio-Darío Taffarel. The C. A. Pirassununguense fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Claudio-Darío Taffarel should have stopped the shot. Claudio-Darío Taffarel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Laerte Antunes went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Laerte Antunes to make the kick off. When Laerte Antunes fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pinto EC's protests and gave Laerte Antunes a yellow card for diving instead. In the 58th minute, Yan Torres 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. In the 60th match minute, C. A. Pirassununguense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lúcio Britto to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 61 minutes, Laerte Antunes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pinto EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Laerte Antunes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Franklin Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of Pinto EC booed when C. A. Pirassununguense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lúcio Britto didn't get a good kick on the ball. 81 minutes into the match, C. A. Pirassununguense's goalkeeper Claudio-Darío Taffarel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Patrick Recife. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Laerte Antunes in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Claudio-Darío Taffarel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Luís Fábio dos Santos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Claudinei Gaúcho was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. C. A. Pirassununguense's Claudio-Darío Taffarel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save C. A. Pirassununguense from getting a goal against them.