Estádio Varedao
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luan Toscano kicked off to start the match. In the 8th match minute, Internacional was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luan Toscano to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Atlético São Sebastião's Marcus Pinho got a free kick in the 9th minute. Reynaldo Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Reis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th match minute, Internacional was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oscar Mota to maneuver through the defense. Luan Toscano kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anísio Paiva in the 18th minute of play forced Internacional's goalkeeper Ruy Correia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 19 minutes Internacional's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Benedito Donato who took care of the corner kick. Atlético São Sebastião's Benedito Donato was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ruy Correia in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Anísio Paiva scored 0-1 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ruy Correia, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Edgar Reis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Internacional's supporters rose to their feet, but Edgar Reis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Reynaldo Melo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abel Melo got free with Reynaldo Melo in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Atlético São Sebastião's Dedê Senna got a free kick in the 28th minute. Reynaldo Melo made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Luan Toscano sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 30 minutes, Luan Toscano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Internacional's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luan Toscano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Internacional's Gerson Brodel shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 34th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Reynaldo Melo but with some difficulty. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luan Toscano in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Reynaldo Melo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luan Toscano did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Reynaldo Melo 38 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute, Alexsandro Moreno 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. 43 minutes into the match, Alexandre Penha had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ruy Correia. Internacional's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alexandre Penha was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. With an all-out effort, Internacional's Reynaldo Melo threw himself towards the right post 47 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luan Toscano, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Guga Arruda to make the kick off. Reynaldo Melo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oscar Mota in the 52nd minute of the match. Atlético São Sebastião's Anísio Paiva got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alexandre Penha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Ruy Correia made a huge save. Ruy Correia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guga Arruda in the 66th minute of the match. The supporters of Internacional booed when Atlético São Sebastião was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dedê Senna didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 81 minutes, Luan Toscano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Internacional's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luan Toscano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Atlético São Sebastião's Reynaldo Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luan Toscano in the 84th minute of play. Guga Arruda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 94 minutes into the game, Luan Toscano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Internacional's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Atlético São Sebastião the free kick. In the 94th match minute, Internacional was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luan Toscano to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Atlético São Sebastião eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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