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Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Faustão Dantas started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, one of Remo:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Remo. Raphael de Sousa had in the 5thth minute some difficulties stopping Carlinhos Massa's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Carlinhos Massa scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Raphael de Sousa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 8 played minutes Nelsinho Porto rounded Clube Regatas Brasil's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. Amauri Proença's late challenge caught a Clube Regatas Brasil's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amauri Proença helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Remo getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Amauri Proença hit a great ball. Zé Paulo Barbosa kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Hélio Berger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raphael de Sousa having to interfere. Raphael de Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faustão Dantas, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Gilmar Marquez kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Raphael de Sousa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonel Urbano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raphael de Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faustão Dantas, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Breno Lopes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dida Maia in the 36th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Luiz Paulo do Valle managed to get in a good position for a shot. Remo's supporters rose to their feet, but Luiz Paulo do Valle was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Breno Lopes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Faustão Dantas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Leonel Urbano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nelsinho Porto made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Hélio Berger left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Clube Regatas Brasil fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Faustão Dantas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Raphael de Sousa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Breno Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Paulo do Valle in the 61st minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 62nd minute of the game. One of Clube Regatas Brasil:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Remo:s goal. Gilmar Vaz shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. If Dida Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 79 minutes of play, Clube Regatas Brasil's Zé Paulo Barbosa made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Raphael de Sousa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hélio Berger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raphael de Sousa having to interfere. Remo's Raphael de Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hélio Berger in the 91st minute of play. The corner led to Clube Regatas Brasil's Zé Paulo Barbosa getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Clube Regatas Brasil's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.