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Arena da Amazônia
Spectators: 6000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leopoldo Soeiro took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Benjamim getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. José Augusto Andrade hit a great ball. Benjamim's Leandro Maciel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Osvaldinho Camargo in the 5th minute of play. 5 minutes into the match, Benjamim's goal looked a bit too open when Conrado Figueiredo came free, but Leandro Maciel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rafinha da Cunha came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by Benjamim's Hélio Medeiros. But to his dismay, Hélio Medeiros quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélio Medeiros in the 14th minute of play forced Manaus FC's goalkeeper Rafinha da Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leandro Maciel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Conrado Figueiredo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rafinha da Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leopoldo Soeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the match, Leopoldo Soeiro notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Manaus FC's Rafinha da Cunha. Rafinha da Cunha was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Leandro Maciel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from César Veloso in the 28th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the match, Manaus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hélio Medeiros came free, but Rafinha da Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd match minute, Benjamim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Augusto Andrade to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gilberto Simões during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 35th minute, Gilberto Simões hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When César Veloso came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Manaus FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that César Veloso couldn't finish the play. In the 44th minute, Conrado Figueiredo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Leandro Maciel. The goal made the score 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Conrado Figueiredo made the kick off in the second half. Leandro Maciel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Conrado Figueiredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Through an outstanding action, after 55 minutes, Rafinha da Cunha successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Manaus FC's Rafinha da Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leopoldo Soeiro in the 57th minute of play. César Veloso's late challenge caught a Benjamim's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. César Veloso helped the player get up and apologised. In the 61st match minute, Manaus FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by César Veloso to maneuver through the defense. César Veloso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leandro Maciel having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Manaus FC's zone, Leopoldo Soeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rafinha da Cunha came out of the goal and Leopoldo Soeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 68 minutes into the match, Manaus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Soeiro came free, but Rafinha da Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manaus FC's Rafinha da Cunha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Manaus FC from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leopoldo Soeiro in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rafinha da Cunha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 75 minutes into the match, Manaus FC's goalkeeper Rafinha da Cunha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hélio Medeiros. Manaus FC were furious when Michel Senna was red carded, 76 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 76th minute of the game. One of Manaus FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Benjamim:s goal. Rafinha da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Britto in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Soeiro in the 86th minute of play forced Manaus FC's goalkeeper Rafinha da Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafinha da Cunha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hélio Medeiros in the 87th minute. A collision led to Manaus FC getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Diamantino Alcântara hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Josué Vargas got free with Rafinha da Cunha in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Diamantino Alcântara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Leandro Maciel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rafinha da Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leopoldo Soeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Soeiro in the 95th minute of play forced Manaus FC's goalkeeper Rafinha da Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Benjamim getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Hélio Medeiros hit a great ball. The Benjamim players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.