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ESTÁDIO VILATUR
Spectators: 7696 (Terracing: 5773, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ronaldo Nazario got the match started through his kick off. Douglas Bergers short, quick shot in the 6thth minute got Alessandro Vargas to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Abelardo Simão charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abelardo Simão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Abelardo Simão hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. In the 10th minute Silvinho Pinheiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alessandro Vargas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute Ronaldo Nazario shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oséas Trancoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alessandro Vargas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvinho Pinheiro in the 12th minute of the match. Jeremias Nogueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 16 minutes into the game, Serafim da Fonseca was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AMÉRICA F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Geléia FC the free kick. Serafim da Fonseca hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. AMÉRICA F.C.'s Oséas Trancoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Mattos in the 17th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Jeremias Nogueira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oséas Trancoso was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. The supporters of Geléia FC booed when AMÉRICA F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonard Setara didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oséas Trancoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeremias Nogueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Jeremias Nogueira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Geléia FC's Alessandro Vargas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvinho Pinheiro in the 37th minute of play. In the 39th match minute, AMÉRICA F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Buğra Muslera to maneuver through the defense. Ronaldo Nazario sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alessandro Vargas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvinho Pinheiro in the 47th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Silvinho Pinheiro to make the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, AMÉRICA F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Douglas Berger to maneuver through the defense. If Toninho Mendes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dito Vergílio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oséas Trancoso having to interfere. Alessandro Vargas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Douglas Berger, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Alessandro Vargas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Douglas Berger in the 65th minute of the match. A collision led to AMÉRICA F.C. getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Leonard Setara hit a great ball. Leonard Setara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 73 minutes into the match, Silvinho Pinheiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alessandro Vargas. Geléia FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Silvinho Pinheiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. AMÉRICA F.C. were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after Geléia FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Douglas Berger took the corner. After taking down the ball on AMÉRICA F.C.'s corner Moisés Camargo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Alessandro Vargas quite easily take care of the ball. Alessandro Vargas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Douglas Berger, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Moisés Camargo charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Moisés Camargo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to AMÉRICA F.C. getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Moisés Camargo hit a great ball. 94 minutes into the game, Douglas Berger cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Alessandro Vargas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. AMÉRICA F.C. were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Geléia FC for a fine match.