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Spectators: 7701 (Terracing: 5777, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Clube União Popular's Jerônimo Fantini 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. Rodrigo Amorim came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Everest Futebol Clube's Cláudio Botelho. But to his dismay, Cláudio Botelho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Jerônimo Fantini took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Jeferson Fontes to make any attempt to save it. Everest Futebol Clube's Cláudio Botelho got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rodrigo Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulão Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Rodrigo Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oséias Falcão, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. After 15 minutes of play, Everest Futebol Clube's Cláudio Botelho made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rodrigo Amorim was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 24th match minute, Clube União Popular was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael Mello to maneuver through the defense. Everest Futebol Clube's Cláudio Botelho got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rodrigo Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulão Lara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodrigo Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulão Lara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rafael Mello hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oséias Falcão in the 36th minute of play forced Clube União Popular's goalkeeper Rodrigo Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulão Lara scored 1-3 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rodrigo Amorim, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 43 minutes into the game, Everest Futebol Clube's Igor Mineiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rodrigo Amorim made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4.

The wind increased when Igor Mineiro made the kick off in the second half. Hugo Moreno kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. The long shot by Cláudio Botelho in the 55th minute really tested Rodrigo Amorim's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Ruy Brito hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Clube União Popular's Rodrigo Amorim got control of the ball when Oséias Falcão tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 61st match minute, Clube União Popular was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael Mello to maneuver through the defense. Rodrigo Amorim made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Oséias Falcão sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oséias Falcão in the 70th minute of play forced Clube União Popular's goalkeeper Rodrigo Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute, Everest Futebol Clube's Ivo Valle seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ivo Valle the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Everest Futebol Clube protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ivo Valle had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 71st minute of the game. One of Everest Futebol Clube:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Clube União Popular:s goal. The referee gave Clube União Popular a penalty, 73 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Hugo Moreno, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Everest Futebol Clube's Jeferson Fontes. 2-4. Rodrigo Amorim was out of position in the 77 minute of play, and Paulão Lara capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Paulão Lara really showed his touch with that goal: 2-5. 80 minutes into the match, Clube União Popular's goalkeeper Rodrigo Amorim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paulão Lara. Oséias Falcão who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 81stth minute tested the skills of Rodrigo Amorim when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Rodrigo Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cláudio Botelho in the 83rd minute of play. In the 85th minute, Jerônimo Fantini left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Clube União Popular fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-5. In the 90th minute, Edmundo Britto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Oséias Falcão received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rodrigo Amorim came out and tried to block the shot, but Oséias Falcão slotted it home off the left post making it 3-6 in the 91st minute. When the match was over Everest Futebol Clube could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Clube União Popular throughout the match.