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Arena Americano
Spectators: 6230 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 130) Görkem Ahioğlu made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to AMERICANO F.C. getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Romário Esteves hit a great ball. Silver Mineur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Glauco Carneiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Görkem Ahioğlu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Mike Maignan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Glauco Carneiro struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Silver Mineur didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for EC São José. Romário Esteves hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Glauco Carneiro in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Silver Mineur saved AMERICANO F.C. from getting behind. In the 22nd minute Alexandre Souto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silver Mineur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Silver Mineur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandre Souto, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 28 minutes into the game, Glauco Carneiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Silver Mineur was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Carlos Alberto Xavier's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mike Maignan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Görkem Ahioğlu in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mike Maignan prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alexandre Souto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Alexandre Souto reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Silver Mineur. The goal made the score 0-3. After some careless play in the AMERICANO F.C. defense, Glauco Carneiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Silver Mineur. The AMERICANO F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Silver Mineur should have stopped the shot. Nico da Costa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alexandre Souto got free with Silver Mineur in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match clock showed 69 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Glauco Carneiro sped through AMERICANO F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Silver Mineur. Silver Mineur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Glauco Carneiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Mike Maignan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nico da Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Belmiro Teles during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, AMERICANO F.C.'s Belmiro Teles got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 81stth minute of the game Görkem Ahioğlu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but EC São José's Mike Maignan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Görkem Ahioğlu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mike Maignan was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. In the 84th minute Glauco Carneiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silver Mineur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mike Maignan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Görkem Ahioğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to AMERICANO F.C. getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Romário Esteves hit a great ball. EC São José's Mike Maignan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nico da Costa in the 90th minute of play. The supporters of EC São José booed when AMERICANO F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Betão Paes didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, AMERICANO F.C.'s Silver Mineur got control of the ball when Alexandre Souto tried to sneak it across the goal line. 93 minutes into the match, AMERICANO F.C.'s goalkeeper Silver Mineur had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexandre Souto. When the match was over EC São José could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than AMERICANO F.C. throughout the match.