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LSIIM STADIUM
Spectators: 7229 (Terracing: 5423, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) If Mário Jacinto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pedro Luiz Nunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guga Pimenta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Betão Paiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Pedro Luiz Nunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zé Pedro Leite showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdir Baiano in the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdir Baiano in the 17th minute of play forced Fluminense FC's goalkeeper Zé Pedro Leite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mário Jacinto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Luiz Nunes having to interfere. If Betão Paiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Zé Augusto Paraíba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 27 minutes into the match, Fluminense FC's goal looked a bit too open when Valdir Baiano came free, but Zé Pedro Leite reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute Valdir Baiano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Pedro Leite saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zé Pedro Leite made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chicão Alcântara in the 33rd minute of play. 35 minutes into the game, Fluminense FC's Guga Pimenta nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Luiz Nunes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Márcio Cruz in the 41st minute of play forced Lsiim F.C.'s goalkeeper Pedro Luiz Nunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Betão Paiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Luiz Nunes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mário Jacinto went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Mário Jacinto made the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, Lsiim F.C.'s Paulo Renato Urbano made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zé Pedro Leite was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 57 played minutes, Lsiim F.C.'s Válbson dos Santos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Zé Pedro Leite 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 Lsiim F.C. reached it. Chicão Alcântara took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zé Pedro Leite. Zé Pedro Leite dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. Mário Jacinto was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 64th minute. Fluminense FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After 66 played minutes Fluminense FC got a freekick which was hit by Márcio Cruz. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mário Jacinto got free with Pedro Luiz Nunes in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mário Jacinto who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 72ndth minute tested the skills of Pedro Luiz Nunes when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Lsiim F.C.'s Pedro Luiz Nunes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Lsiim F.C. from getting a goal against them. When Márcio Cruz came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Fluminense FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Márcio Cruz couldn't finish the play. Paulo Renato Urbano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Zé Pedro Leite tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Fluminense FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Zé Augusto Paraíba hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Genílson de Souza in the 83rd minute of play forced Fluminense FC's goalkeeper Zé Pedro Leite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Betão Paiva managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fluminense FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Betão Paiva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Luiz Nunes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mário Jacinto might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Luiz Nunes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mário Jacinto ran back to his position shaking his head. Pedro Luiz Nunes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mário Jacinto in the 96th minute.