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Estádio da Paz
Spectators: 7990 (Terracing: 5994, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Xiao Zhen Yun got the match started through his kick off. 2 minutes into the game, Antônio Souza was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Excelência de Luxe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave H4K.BR the free kick. The supporters of H4K.BR booed when Excelência de Luxe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antônio Souza didn't get a good kick on the ball. 4 minutes into the game, Xiao Zhen Yun cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Vítor Mandrak was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of H4K.BR booed when Excelência de Luxe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tales Vander didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th minute Ahmet Ali Yücesan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vítor Mandrak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Claudinho Toledo hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Ahmet Ali Yücesan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vítor Mandrak having to make a save. In the 13th minute Ahmet Ali Yücesan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vítor Mandrak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vítor Mandrak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xiao Zhen Yun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Excelência de Luxe defense, Ahmet Ali Yücesan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vítor Mandrak. The Excelência de Luxe fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vítor Mandrak should have stopped the shot. In the 25th minute Ovidiu Goanță shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vítor Mandrak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vítor Mandrak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Ali Yücesan in the 28th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Excelência de Luxe's Don Eladio got a free kick in the 34th minute. Vítor Mandrak came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by H4K.BR's Claudinho Toledo. But to his dismay, Claudinho Toledo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. H4K.BR's Antonio Buccella played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliézer Cavalcante in the 43rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Ahmet Ali Yücesan managed to get in a good position for a shot. H4K.BR's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmet Ali Yücesan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vítor Mandrak breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luís Gustavo Custódio to make the kick off. H4K.BR's Deivid Koehler was substituted for Fabian Mentis. Ahmet Ali Yücesan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Vítor Mandrak made a huge save. Bernardo Fonseca charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bernardo Fonseca the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 63rd match minute, Excelência de Luxe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo Fonseca to maneuver through the defense. Excelência de Luxe's Vítor Mandrak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Excelência de Luxe from getting a goal against them. Vítor Mandrak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Ali Yücesan in the 66th minute of play. In the 68th match minute, H4K.BR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudinho Toledo to maneuver through the defense. Vítor Mandrak was a little too slow when Ahmet Ali Yücesan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 77th minute. The score was now 0-4. H4K.BR's Tarcisio Severo was substituted for Daniel Alves. Claudinho Toledo kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Claudinho Toledo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bernardo Fonseca took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 86th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Antonio Buccella. H4K.BR's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Xiao Zhen Yun might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vítor Mandrak. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Xiao Zhen Yun ran back to his position shaking his head. Vítor Mandrak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xiao Zhen Yun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A sloppy throw-in by Tales Vander in the 90th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by H4K.BR's Ahmet Ali Yücesan. Excelência de Luxe's Vítor Mandrak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Excelência de Luxe from getting a goal against them. H4K.BR played a much better game than Excelência de Luxe and deserved their victory. The Excelência de Luxe players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.