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Carin de Edimburgo
Spectators: 6487 (Terracing: 5378, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 9) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Allan Melo kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Reginaldo Sarmento during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 6 played minutes Atlético Aliança got a freekick which was hit by Reginaldo Sarmento. A collision led to Atlético Aliança getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Dida Marinho hit a great ball. Manoel Arce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelino Elizardo in the 16th minute of play. Angelino Elizardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manoel Arce having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético Aliança's zone, Angelino Elizardo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manoel Arce came out of the goal and Angelino Elizardo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Ulysses Barros came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Ebbsfleet F.C. 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 Ulysses Barros couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Atlético Aliança getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Reginaldo Sarmento hit a great ball. In the 37th minute, Angelino Elizardo 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. After a rather tough play, Atlético Aliança's Elói de Sousa got a free kick in the 38th minute. Manoel Arce showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelino Elizardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Angelino Elizardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manoel Arce having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Angelino Elizardo to strike the kick off in the second half. If Angelino Elizardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manoel Arce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelino Elizardo in the 57th minute of play. 61 minutes into the game, Angelino Elizardo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Manoel Arce was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Manoel Arce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelino Elizardo in the 64th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético Aliança's zone, Angelino Elizardo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manoel Arce came out of the goal and Angelino Elizardo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Angelino Elizardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Manoel Arce tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Ebbsfleet F.C. booed when Atlético Aliança was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reginaldo Sarmento didn't get a good kick on the ball. Angelino Elizardo scored 2-0 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Manoel Arce, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Atlético Aliança getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Fabinho Cardozo hit a great ball. Elói de Sousa charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elói de Sousa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Atlético Aliança getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Elói de Sousa hit a great ball. Angelino Elizardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manoel Arce having to interfere.