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ARACROCA
Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5645, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Aracruz's Alexey Gyonev started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th match minute, New City Caxias was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dedé Veiga to maneuver through the defense. Tomé de Almeida was a little too slow when Alexey Gyonev got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 7th minute. The score was now 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Aracruz's zone, Matheus Vale stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mikolaj Kaszubowski came out of the goal and Matheus Vale tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mikolaj Kaszubowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matheus Vale, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alexey Gyonev in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tomé de Almeida saved New City Caxias from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexey Gyonev in the 23rd minute of play forced New City Caxias's goalkeeper Tomé de Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to New City Caxias getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Ricardo Soares hit a great ball. Lucas Carvalho's late challenge caught a Aracruz's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lucas Carvalho helped the player get up and apologised. Lucas Carvalho hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Ricardo Soares hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. In the 31st minute, Antônio Carlos de Amorim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind New City Caxias's goalkeeper Tomé de Almeida, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tomé de Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexey Gyonev, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Aracruz's zone, Lucas Carvalho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mikolaj Kaszubowski came out of the goal and Lucas Carvalho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tomé de Almeida came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Aracruz's Alexey Gyonev. But to his dismay, Alexey Gyonev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gernando de Almeida to make the kick off. 62 minutes into the match, New City Caxias's goal looked a bit too open when Alexey Gyonev came free, but Tomé de Almeida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gernando de Almeida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mikolaj Kaszubowski having to interfere. Alexey Gyonev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomé de Almeida having to interfere. When Aracruz's Alexey Gyonev in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye New City Caxias's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexey Gyonev in the 74th minute of play forced New City Caxias's goalkeeper Tomé de Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gernando de Almeida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Matheus Vale charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Matheus Vale the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to New City Caxias getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Matheus Vale hit a great ball. Tomé de Almeida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Guimarães in the 81st minute of the match. Lucas Carvalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mikolaj Kaszubowski having to interfere. When Aracruz's Alexey Gyonev in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye New City Caxias's goalie prevented a goal. In the 86thth minute of the game Alexey Gyonev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but New City Caxias's Tomé de Almeida was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 88th minute Gernando de Almeida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikolaj Kaszubowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alexey Gyonev in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tomé de Almeida saved New City Caxias from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexey Gyonev in the 91st minute of play forced New City Caxias's goalkeeper Tomé de Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gernando de Almeida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. For all the effort they put into the match, the New City Caxias players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Aracruz.