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Esperança Vermelha
Spectators: 7701 (Terracing: 5777, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Jorge Matthew took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliézer de Senna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes into the match, Utopia e Luta's goal looked a bit too open when Vlajko Marotić came free, but Jorge Matthew reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Vlajko Marotić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 15 played minutes Utopia e Luta got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo Travassos. After having played for 16 minutes, Eliézer de Senna managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rapid SA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eliézer de Senna was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 18th minute Eliézer de Senna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Matthew saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorge Matthew didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eliézer de Senna went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Válbson Quirino in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luís Travassos saved Rapid SA from getting behind. In the 29th minute of the match, Válbson Quirino got a very nice opportunity to score, but Luís Travassos was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Vlajko Marotić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Jorge Matthew tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Vlajko Marotić's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jorge Matthew was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Utopia e Luta's zone, Vlajko Marotić stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jorge Matthew came out of the goal and Vlajko Marotić tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aílton Pinho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Luís Travassos made a huge save. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vlajko Marotić to make the kick off. Luisão Negri tried in the game's 54th match minute to clear up in front of his own goal but it went so bad that he put the ball into the goal to the left of an unhappy Jorge Matthew. An annoying self made goal, 1-2. Rapid SA's Faouzi Fergani was substituted for Allan Trevisan. 61 minutes into the game, Gugu Maranhense threw the ball into play from the sideline. Rapid SA's Jardel Silveira quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Utopia e Luta made a substitution. Ciriaco Aritza replaced Aílton Pinho. 68 minutes into the game, Dráuzio Siqueira threw the ball into play from the sideline. Rapid SA's Claudinho Cearense quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Utopia e Luta's Cenk Kani got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vlajko Marotić got free with Jorge Matthew in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vlajko Marotić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Matthew having to interfere. Rapid SA made a substitution. Rômulo Carvalho replaced Vlajko Marotić. Rômulo Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Jorge Matthew tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 86 minutes, Rômulo Carvalho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rapid SA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rômulo Carvalho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 88th minute, Ciriaco Aritza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rapid SA's Rômulo Carvalho got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rapid SA's Luís Travassos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Válbson Quirino in the 91st minute of play. A collision led to Utopia e Luta getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Luís Gustavo de Amorim hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Utopia e Luta's Luís Gustavo de Amorim got a free kick in the 94th minute. The Utopia e Luta supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Rapid SA's performance. The match ended with a win for Rapid SA.