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Estádio Santo
Spectators: 7375 (Terracing: 5532, Seating: 1696, VIP seats: 147) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edgar de Lara made the kick off which started today's match. Eriberto de Souza blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Beto Fantini having to make a save. The supporters of Santo booed when LaCity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cacá Barros didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Cacá Barros managed to get in a good position for a shot. LaCity's supporters rose to their feet, but Cacá Barros was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Beto Fantini breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 9 minutes into the match, Edgar de Lara had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Beto Fantini. Santo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edgar de Lara was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Edgar de Lara might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Beto Fantini. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edgar de Lara ran back to his position shaking his head. Santo's Beto Fantini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar de Lara in the 12th minute of play. A collision led to LaCity getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Eriberto de Souza hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar de Lara in the 21st minute of play forced Santo's goalkeeper Beto Fantini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Beto Fantini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eriberto de Souza in the 25th minute of play. Beto Fantini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgar de Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Beto Fantini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar de Lara in the 31st minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Santo's goal looked a bit too open when Edgar de Lara came free, but Beto Fantini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to LaCity getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Richard Silveira hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Eriberto de Souza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Beto Fantini was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Edgar de Lara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Beto Fantini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edgar de Lara blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Beto Fantini having to make a save. Beto Fantini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgar de Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Urtsin Verges to make the kick off. Eriberto de Souza's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Beto Fantini read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. The supporters of Santo booed when LaCity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cacá Barros didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edgar de Lara charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edgar de Lara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Edgar de Lara blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Beto Fantini having to make a save. Beto Fantini made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edgar de Lara in the 61st minute. A hard shot 66 in the game by Edgar de Lara from a close distance when the talented Beto Fantini managed to make a qualified save. Santo's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horácio Cruz in the 69th minute of play forced LaCity's goalkeeper Décio Tróia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th match minute, Santo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Humberto Brodel to maneuver through the defense. LaCity made a substitution. Hermínio Siqueira replaced Hílton Amaral. After 76 played minutes Santo got a freekick which was hit by Humberto Brodel. Beto Fantini made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edgar de Lara in the 85th minute. Beto Fantini made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Edgar de Lara sent off a good shot on target. 92 minutes into the game, Elano Torres cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Beto Fantini was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the Santo defense, Edgar de Lara kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Beto Fantini. The Santo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Beto Fantini should have stopped the shot. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. LaCity walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.