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Arena Julio Verne
Spectators: 8165 (Terracing: 6128, Seating: 1874, VIP seats: 163) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marcus Talló made the kick off which started today's match. 10 minutes into the match, Várzea F.C.'s goalkeeper Carlos Augusto Quintal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Viorel Pintilie. Rogério Saldanha hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. If Jude Monkhouse had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jerônimo de Amorim charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jerônimo de Amorim the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Carlos Augusto Quintal made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Jerônimo de Amorim sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Várzea F.C.'s Carlos Augusto Quintal got control of the ball when Viorel Pintilie tried to sneak it across the goal line. Várzea F.C.'s Carlos Augusto Quintal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcus Talló in the 35th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcus Talló got free with Carlos Augusto Quintal in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anselmo Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anderson Paiva in the 45th minute of the match.

In the 54th minute Viorel Pintilie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Augusto Quintal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute Marcus Talló shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Augusto Quintal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nautilus's Anselmo Branco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anderson Paiva in the 63rd minute of play. Anselmo Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anderson Paiva in the 68th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Delmiro Licerio in the 70th minute of play forced Nautilus's goalkeeper Anselmo Branco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Várzea F.C. booed when Nautilus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marco Materazzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nautilus's Anselmo Branco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Nautilus from getting a goal against them. Marcus Talló recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nautilus made a substitution. Dedê Dias replaced Aba Cadabra. Nautilus's Shi Ke Shu was substituted for Marcus Talló. In the 81st match minute, Várzea F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rogério Saldanha to maneuver through the defense. Wesley Popken might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carlos Augusto Quintal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wesley Popken ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 82nd minute Wesley Popken shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Augusto Quintal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anselmo Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anderson Paiva in the 83rd minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 83 minutes, Anselmo Branco successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Ke Shu in the 85th minute of play forced Várzea F.C.'s goalkeeper Carlos Augusto Quintal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nautilus's Shi Ke Shu managed to work through Várzea F.C.'s defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Shi Ke Shu dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Carlos Augusto Quintal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Shi Ke Shu's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. Carlos Augusto Quintal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olívio da Silveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Várzea F.C. players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Nautilus from taking control. The game ends in a draw.