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Estádio Arabela
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luiz Guilherme Diniz got the match started through his kick off. Antônio Velasco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Guilherme Diniz, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 6 minutes into the match, Flu Galático's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Guilherme Diniz came free, but Antônio Velasco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antônio Velasco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Guilherme Diniz in the 7th minute of play. Alan Prestes charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alan Prestes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 12thth minute of the game Nicolas Marquez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arabela's Cipriano Catarinense was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cipriano Catarinense stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nicolas Marquez's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Victor Furlan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Válter Furtado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 40th minute, Flu Galático's Oséas Paes seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Oséas Paes the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Flu Galático protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Oséas Paes had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 42nd minute there was a penalty for Arabela. Luís Fábio Palmeira stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Antônio Velasco. 1-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nicolas Marquez to make the kick off. Válter Furtado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antônio Velasco having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Jacinto in the 55th minute of play forced Flu Galático's goalkeeper Antônio Velasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Flu Galático's goalkeeper Antônio Velasco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Válter Furtado took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Antônio Velasco. Antônio Velasco dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. After a rather tough play, Flu Galático's Rodrigo Prestes got a free kick in the 60th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Jacinto in the 64th minute of play forced Flu Galático's goalkeeper Antônio Velasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Flu Galático defense, André Jacinto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Antônio Velasco. The Flu Galático fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Antônio Velasco should have stopped the shot. Luiz Guilherme Diniz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paulo Lucas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Cipriano Catarinense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. André Jacinto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antônio Velasco having to interfere. Luiz Guilherme Diniz struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Antônio Velasco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arabela. 81 minutes into the game, Arabela's Válter Furtado nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Antônio Velasco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. 84 minutes into the match, Flu Galático's goal looked a bit too open when Válter Furtado came free, but Antônio Velasco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute, Victor Furlan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Luís Fábio Palmeira came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Arabela 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 Luís Fábio Palmeira couldn't finish the play. Luiz Guilherme Diniz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the referee ended the match the Arabela players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.