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Ariquemes
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gino Marques got the match started through his kick off. GRADIM F.C's Lucien Melis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 龙远雄 in the 6th minute of play. Lucien Melis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 龙远雄, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to GRADIM F.C getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Adilson Furtado hit a great ball. Domingos Froylan struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Lucien Melis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bangu RJ. Bangu RJ were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after GRADIM F.C's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fabiano Alves took the corner. Fabiano Alves made a great header on Bangu RJ's corner, it was just that GRADIM F.C's Lucien Melis managed to reach the ball for a save. Bangu RJ's Pedro Luiz Mineiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Josef Pecka in the 20th minute of play. 龙远雄 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lucien Melis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 龙远雄, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to GRADIM F.C getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Matías Rodrigues hit a great ball. 33 minutes into the match, Bangu RJ's goal looked a bit too open when Gino Marques came free, but Pedro Luiz Mineiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in GRADIM F.C's zone, Arnaldo Laguna stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lucien Melis came out of the goal and Arnaldo Laguna tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by 龙远雄 in the 36th minute of play forced GRADIM F.C's goalkeeper Lucien Melis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that 龙远雄's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lucien Melis was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. 龙远雄 struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Lucien Melis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bangu RJ. Daniele Gentili sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Josef Pecka in the 45th minute of play forced Bangu RJ's goalkeeper Pedro Luiz Mineiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gino Marques scored 1-0 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Luiz Mineiro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 龙远雄 to make the kick off. 龙远雄 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Lucien Melis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 龙远雄 in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lucien Melis saved GRADIM F.C from getting behind. With his leg Lucien Melis managed to avoid a goal in the 60thth minute, when Bangu RJ's 龙远雄 fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 62nd minute of the match, 龙远雄 got a very nice opportunity to score, but Lucien Melis was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 龙远雄s short, quick shot in the 65thth minute got Lucien Melis to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 66th match minute, GRADIM F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bebeto Arruda to maneuver through the defense. 67 minutes into the match, GRADIM F.C's goalkeeper Lucien Melis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 龙远雄. Pedro Luiz Mineiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matías Rodrigues in the 70th minute of the match. 龙远雄 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lucien Melis having to make a save. Fabiano Alves might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lucien Melis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fabiano Alves ran back to his position shaking his head. Bangu RJ's Pedro Luiz Mineiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gino Marques in the 77th minute of play. GRADIM F.C's Lucien Melis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save GRADIM F.C from getting a goal against them. Lucien Melis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Laguna in the 85th minute of the match. After 88 minutes of play, Bangu RJ's 龙远雄 made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lucien Melis was left in no man's land by his defense there! 龙远雄 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Lucien Melis made a huge save. Lucien Melis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 龙远雄, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. 龙远雄 who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 98thth minute tested the skills of Lucien Melis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The Bangu RJ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Bangu RJ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.