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Estádio Gouvea
Spectators: 5003 (Terracing: 4003, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Agnaldo Hermes started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Agnaldo Hermes fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Riograndense FC's protests and gave Agnaldo Hermes a yellow card for diving instead. In the 4th minute, Agnaldo Hermes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 10 minutes, Vivaldo Nogueira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Riograndense FC and the Palestra de Tomini players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Riograndense FC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Vivaldo Nogueira hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Palestra de Tomini's Dida Leal tried to score from far away in the 11th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 15 minutes into the match, Palestra de Tomini's goal looked a bit too open when Agnaldo Hermes came free, but Jaime Vinhas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hortêncio Eger blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jaime Vinhas having to make a save. 18 minutes into the game, Osmar da Fonseca cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Jaime Vinhas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Agnaldo Hermes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Hortêncio Eger's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jaime Vinhas was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. After 24 minutes Palestra de Tomini's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tarcisio Britto who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guto Secco in the 26th minute of play forced Riograndense FC's goalkeeper Pedro Luís Magalhães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dadá Araújo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Pedro Luís Magalhães tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guto Secco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hortêncio Eger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Jaime Vinhas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Luís Magalhães took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guto Secco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Guto Secco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Luís Magalhães having to interfere. Palestra de Tomini's Dadá Araújo got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 49th minute, Vivaldo Nogueira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Riograndense FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Vivaldo Nogueira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jaime Vinhas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

In the 53rd match minute, Palestra de Tomini was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabrício Passos to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hortêncio Eger got free with Jaime Vinhas in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hortêncio Eger in the 58thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jaime Vinhas, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Agnaldo Hermes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanks to some nice moves Hortêncio Eger could shoot a difficult shot in the 65th minute, which Jaime Vinhas however easily saved by the left post. In the 68th match minute, Riograndense FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Osmar da Fonseca to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dadá Araújo in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Luís Magalhães saved Riograndense FC from getting behind. When Hélder Costa fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Riograndense FC's protests and gave Hélder Costa a yellow card for diving instead. In the 73rd match minute, Riograndense FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hélder Costa to maneuver through the defense. If Hortêncio Eger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Palestra de Tomini's Dito Mineiro got a free kick in the 78th minute. Agnaldo Hermes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 83rd minute, Hortêncio Eger fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 85 minutes into the match, Palestra de Tomini's goal looked a bit too open when Agnaldo Hermes came free, but Jaime Vinhas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 87 minutes into the match, Palestra de Tomini's goal looked a bit too open when Agnaldo Hermes came free, but Jaime Vinhas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Riograndense FC's Agnaldo Hermes slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jaime Vinhas. That made the score 0-3 after 89 minutes of play. Hortêncio Eger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 95 minutes into the match, Hortêncio Eger dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jaime Vinhas, 0-4. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Riograndense FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.