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Olímpico Monumental
Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5593, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Germano Rosa took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 5 minutes of play, Galaxy Team's Armandinho Sá made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Naldo Neiva was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Germano Rosa came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Grêmio Carvoeiro 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 Germano Rosa couldn't finish the play. In the 12th minute, Joaquim Félix ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benê Vale was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 16 minutes into the match, Grêmio Carvoeiro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Armandinho Sá came free, but Naldo Neiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Grêmio Carvoeiro FC's Germano Rosa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Benê Vale narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Naldo Neiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armandinho Sá, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After some careless play in the Grêmio Carvoeiro FC defense, Umberto Carneiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Naldo Neiva. The Grêmio Carvoeiro FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Naldo Neiva should have stopped the shot. Naldo Neiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Umberto Carneiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Grêmio Carvoeiro FC's zone, Armandinho Sá stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Naldo Neiva came out of the goal and Armandinho Sá tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 33rd minute, Vitinho Pitta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armandinho Sá in the 35th minute of play forced Grêmio Carvoeiro FC's goalkeeper Naldo Neiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute Armandinho Sá shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naldo Neiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Naldo Neiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Umberto Carneiro in the 37th minute of the match. Naldo Neiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armandinho Sá, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Naldo Neiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Róbson Porto, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Naldo Neiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilson Borges, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Naldo Neiva didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Umberto Carneiro went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Umberto Carneiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Galaxy Team's goalkeeper Benê Vale, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Joaquim Félix took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benê Vale. Benê Vale dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. In the 59th match minute, Galaxy Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Inácio Fantini to maneuver through the defense. After 66 played minutes Galaxy Team got a freekick which was hit by Inácio Fantini. After 69 played minutes Galaxy Team got a freekick which was hit by Inácio Fantini. The supporters of Galaxy Team booed when Grêmio Carvoeiro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edmílson Borges didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Grêmio Carvoeiro FC's Naldo Neiva got control of the ball when Armandinho Sá tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nilmar Salles in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benê Vale prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vitinho Pitta's late challenge caught a Grêmio Carvoeiro FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vitinho Pitta helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Grêmio Carvoeiro FC booed when Galaxy Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vitinho Pitta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Naldo Neiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Umberto Carneiro in the 92nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Grêmio Carvoeiro FC's Nilmar Salles got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Benê Vale came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Grêmio Carvoeiro FC's Nilmar Salles. But to his dismay, Nilmar Salles quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.