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Estádio OBA
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Roberto de Medeiros hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Jeremias Arantes hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute of the match GALAXY RANGERS got a corner. Vila Nova F.C's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Durval Trigo ran over to the corner to take the kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cruz Gene got free with Luisão Barros in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Roberto Batista showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Eduardo Matorin in the 18th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, Carlos Eduardo Matorin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roberto Batista. Vila Nova F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carlos Eduardo Matorin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Roberto Batista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vila Nova F.C's Cruz Gene got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Roberto Batista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Arnaldo Martins's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roberto Batista was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Vila Nova F.C's Cruz Gene got a free kick in the 40th minute. Carlos Eduardo Matorin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roberto Batista having to interfere. Luisão Barros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cruz Gene, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cruz Gene to make the kick off. With his leg Roberto Batista managed to avoid a goal in the 53rdth minute, when GALAXY RANGERS's Arnaldo Martins fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 57 minutes into the game, Durval Trigo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GALAXY RANGERS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vila Nova F.C the free kick. In the 57th minute, Durval Trigo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luisão Barros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cruz Gene, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cruz Gene in the 74th minute of play forced GALAXY RANGERS's goalkeeper Luisão Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Cruz Gene had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ronaldinho da Cunha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Roberto Batista made a huge save. In the 95th match minute, GALAXY RANGERS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeremias Arantes to maneuver through the defense. GALAXY RANGERS's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.