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Estádio Sainauma
Spectators: 7222 (Terracing: 5418, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Silvinho Sabóia started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Floripa Runners's goalkeeper Raí de Amorim, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Silvinho Sabóia, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 10 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Alfredão Paiva was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Alfredão Paiva made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hugo Rodrigues in the 15th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Floripa Runners's Hugo Rodrigues sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alfredão Paiva narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Us Caras FC's Alfredão Paiva got control of the ball when Hugo Rodrigues tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 19 minutes, Silvinho Sabóia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Floripa Runners and the Us Caras FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 19th match minute, Floripa Runners was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvinho Sabóia to maneuver through the defense. Us Caras FC's Alfredão Paiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvinho Sabóia in the 22nd minute of play. Raí de Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiago Gabriel Lira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Luiz Senna struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Raí de Amorim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Us Caras FC. Raí de Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiago Gabriel Lira, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Silvinho Sabóia might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alfredão Paiva. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Silvinho Sabóia ran back to his position shaking his head. Floripa Runners's Raí de Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiago Gabriel Lira in the 37th minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Silvinho Sabóia got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 44 minutes into the match, Silvinho Sabóia notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Us Caras FC's Alfredão Paiva. Alfredão Paiva was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tiago Gabriel Lira made a kick off. Tiago Gabriel Lira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raí de Amorim having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Pedro Luiz Senna managed to get in a good position for a shot. Us Caras FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Pedro Luiz Senna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raí de Amorim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Us Caras FC's zone, Silvinho Sabóia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfredão Paiva came out of the goal and Silvinho Sabóia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Us Caras FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Romário Marquez hit a great ball. In the 67th minute Tiago Gabriel Lira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raí de Amorim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raí de Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiago Gabriel Lira, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Alfredão Paiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvinho Sabóia, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. The audience was convinced that Hugo Rodrigues's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfredão Paiva was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. If Tiago Gabriel Lira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Us Caras FC's Tiago Gabriel Lira slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Raí de Amorim. That made the score 1-1 after 81 minutes of play. In the 86th minute, Us Caras FC's Tiago Gabriel Lira dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. Tiago Gabriel Lira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Raí de Amorim having to make a save. The Us Caras FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Us Caras FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.