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Arena Poliesportivo
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Berkant Canel started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, Araçá F. C.'s Nilmar Vieira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rodrigo Amorim narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 9th minute, one of Araçá F. C.:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Araçá F. C.. The goalkeeper, Jefferson de Moraes, was totally fooled by Clube União Popular's Berkant Canel, who 10 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Joélson de Sousa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodrigo Amorim having to interfere. Rodrigo Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nilmar Vieira in the 21st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Hassan Mignon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Clube União Popular's supporters rose to their feet, but Hassan Mignon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jefferson de Moraes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rodrigo Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilmar Vieira, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Araçá F. C.'s Jefferson de Moraes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Araçá F. C. from getting a goal against them. Nilmar Vieira scored 2-1 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rodrigo Amorim, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Carlos Fernando Siqueira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rodrigo Amorim read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. Joélson de Sousa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilmar Vieira in the 38th minute of play forced Clube União Popular's goalkeeper Rodrigo Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Clube União Popular's zone, Leonel Leão stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rodrigo Amorim came out of the goal and Leonel Leão tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rodrigo Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilmar Vieira, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Joélson de Sousa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Araçá F. C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Joélson de Sousa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodrigo Amorim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Araçá F. C.'s Javier Abalos got a free kick in the 48th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nilmar Vieira to strike the kick off in the second half. Rodrigo Amorim stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nilmar Vieira's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Oswaldo Maciel hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Javier Abalos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Rodrigo Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Clube União Popular's Rodrigo Amorim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Clube União Popular from getting a goal against them. When Javier Abalos fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Araçá F. C.'s protests and gave Javier Abalos a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Araçá F. C. getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Javier Abalos hit a great ball. Javier Abalos kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Rodrigo Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilmar Vieira in the 76th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the match, Nilmar Vieira dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rodrigo Amorim, 2-4. Nilmar Vieira scored 2-5 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rodrigo Amorim, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerônimo Fantini in the 97th minute of play forced Araçá F. C.'s goalkeeper Jefferson de Moraes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match was over Araçá F. C. could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Clube União Popular throughout the match.