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O Fictício Arena
Spectators: 7060 (Terracing: 5200, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Váldson Koehler made the kick off which started today's match. When Bruno Botelho fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored São Bento's protests and gave Bruno Botelho a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of 40 Below Summer booed when São Bento was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno Botelho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maurício Veiga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Váldson Koehler, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anísio Vale in the 6th minute of play forced 40 Below Summer's goalkeeper Gabriel Pereira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 7 minutes of play, São Bento's Humberto Fernandes made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gabriel Pereira was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 9th match minute, 40 Below Summer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adilson Hermes to maneuver through the defense. Maurício Veiga was a little too slow when Hamílton Godoi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 13th minute. The score was now 1-1. A collision led to São Bento getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Afonso Recife hit a great ball. A collision led to 40 Below Summer getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Michel Guimarães hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Murillo Ferreira in the 24th minute of play forced 40 Below Summer's goalkeeper Gabriel Pereira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the match, 40 Below Summer's goal looked a bit too open when Humberto Fernandes came free, but Gabriel Pereira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute, Anísio Vale left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The São Bento fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. 40 Below Summer's Gabriel Pereira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humberto Fernandes in the 30th minute of play. Anderson Souto kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Gabriel Pereira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anísio Vale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

After 55 played minutes 40 Below Summer got a freekick which was hit by Germano Paes. Maurício Veiga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Váldson Koehler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the match, São Bento's goal looked a bit too open when Váldson Koehler came free, but Maurício Veiga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind São Bento's goalkeeper Maurício Veiga, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. São Bento's Afonso Recife quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Simão Toledo, made in the 75th minute of the game. Adilson Hermes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Maurício Veiga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 79 minutes into the match, 40 Below Summer's Adilson Hermes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maurício Veiga narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Adilson Hermes was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 80 minutes had been played. In the 81st minute, Adilson Hermes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 82 minutes into the game, Humberto Fernandes recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gabriel Pereira. Humberto Fernandes showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamílton Godoi in the 89th minute of play forced São Bento's goalkeeper Maurício Veiga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 90 played minutes 40 Below Summer got a freekick which was hit by Anderson Souto. Vicente do Nascimento lost his temper 94 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Vicente do Nascimento kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. After 96 played minutes São Bento got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Botelho. Edmílson Bastos charged in rather forcefully in the 101st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edmílson Bastos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of 40 Below Summer booed when São Bento was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 101 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edmílson Bastos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 102nd minute of the match Váldson Koehler shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Maurício Veiga showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. São Bento walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.