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Estádio Turiassu
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Angelo de Souza made a precise shot to the right of Virgílio Bastos. Turiassu AD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Virgílio Bastos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serafim de Carvalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 10 minutes of play, Turiassu AD's Telmo Peixoto made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mané França was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 12th minute, Samuca Furtado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Clóvis Ferraz put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Virgílio Bastos. The supporters of Turiassu AD booed when Atlanta United F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabinho Peixoto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edu Diniz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Mané França tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute, Dorival Velasco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 26th minute, Angelo de Souza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atlanta United F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Serafim de Carvalho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Virgílio Bastos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Turiassu AD's zone, Clóvis Ferraz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Virgílio Bastos came out of the goal and Clóvis Ferraz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dorival Velasco hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. In the 37th minute Serafim de Carvalho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Virgílio Bastos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mané França made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Edu Diniz sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Edu Diniz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mané França was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Gustavo Leite fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mané França having to interfere. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Angelo de Souza made the kick off in the second half. Fabinho Peixoto hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. 57 minutes into the game, Fabinho Salgado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atlanta United F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Turiassu AD the free kick. Fabinho Salgado kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Telmo Peixoto scored 2-3 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mané França, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mané França took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edu Diniz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Atlanta United F.C.'s Mané França played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Leite in the 67th minute of play. Virgílio Bastos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Serafim de Carvalho showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 70 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Leite in the 74th minute of play forced Atlanta United F.C.'s goalkeeper Mané França to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mané França took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo Leite, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Atlanta United F.C.'s Mané França played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Leite in the 87th minute of play. 90 minutes into the game, Edu Diniz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Turiassu AD's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Atlanta United F.C. the free kick. Edu Diniz kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. A collision led to Atlanta United F.C. getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. José Maria Freire hit a great ball. When the final whistle went the supporters of Atlanta United F.C. were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Turiassu AD side.