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Arena Vermelha
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Oliver Bierhoff got the match started through his kick off. The attack was good, but when Anderson Saraiva in the 4th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Alexsandro Maciel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anderson Saraiva went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 10thth minute of the game Romeu Almeida who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SWORD ART's Alexsandro Maciel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 16th minute, Romeu Almeida ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alexsandro Maciel was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 24th match minute, BANGU MG was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Márcio Porto to maneuver through the defense. After 26 played minutes SWORD ART got a freekick which was hit by Gilberto Matos. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Romeu Almeida in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alexsandro Maciel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Anderson Saraiva succeeded in the game's 34th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. Alexsandro Maciel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anderson Saraiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Romeu Almeida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Alexsandro Maciel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anderson Saraiva in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alexsandro Maciel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of BANGU MG booed when SWORD ART was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oliver Bierhoff didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th minute Romeu Almeida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexsandro Maciel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 49 minutes had been played when some careless play by SWORD ART's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. José Vítor Leite was slow to take the kick. During this time BANGU MG's players had a chance to rest. The corner led BANGU MG's José Vítor Leite to fire away a dangerous shot which Alexsandro Maciel despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anderson Saraiva to make the kick off. The supporters of BANGU MG booed when SWORD ART was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oliver Bierhoff didn't get a good kick on the ball. BANGU MG's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by José Vítor Leite in the 56th minute. Anderson Saraiva made a great header on BANGU MG's corner, it was just that SWORD ART's Alexsandro Maciel managed to reach the ball for a save. SWORD ART's Alexsandro Maciel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save SWORD ART from getting a goal against them. After 65 played minutes SWORD ART got a freekick which was hit by Ezequiel Amorim. 74 minutes into the game, Anderson Saraiva cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Alexsandro Maciel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alexsandro Maciel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romeu Almeida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexsandro Maciel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romeu Almeida in the 86th minute of play. Romeu Almeida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexsandro Maciel having to interfere. Alexsandro Maciel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romeu Almeida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexsandro Maciel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romeu Almeida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match was over BANGU MG could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than SWORD ART throughout the match.