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BOCA DO DRAGÃO
Spectators: 7619 (Terracing: 5729, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 152) Bola07 FC's Maurício Pereira started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a little luck, Atlanta United F.C.'s Mané França got control of the ball when Raúl Blanco tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mané França made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Raúl Blanco sent off a good shot on target. After 13 minutes, Zé Paulo Sousa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bola07 FC and the Atlanta United F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bola07 FC's Luizão Bueno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serafim de Carvalho in the 14th minute of play. With a little luck, Atlanta United F.C.'s Mané França got control of the ball when Ismael Cruz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mané França made an important save on a dangerous shot by Raúl Blanco in the 17th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Atlanta United F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Fabiano Tinoco came free, but Mané França reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fellipe Ramos tried in the 24th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Mané França a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 2-0. After 27 minutes, Fábio Castro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Atlanta United F.C. and the Bola07 FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Atlanta United F.C. getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Fábio Castro hit a great ball. In the 32nd minute, Raúl Blanco made a precise shot to the right of Mané França. Atlanta United F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Mané França was out of position in the 37 minute of play, and Luiz Fabiano Tinoco capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Luiz Fabiano Tinoco really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. Mané França took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maurício Pereira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Serafim de Carvalho made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Serafim de Carvalho got free with Luizão Bueno in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 54th minute, Serafim de Carvalho reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Luizão Bueno. The goal made the score 5-1. The supporters of Bola07 FC booed when Atlanta United F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cipriano Moura didn't get a good kick on the ball. Atlanta United F.C.'s Mané França played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Fabiano Tinoco in the 67th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, Joel Leite dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Luizão Bueno, 5-2. Mané França made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Albescu in the 74th minute of play. Mané França showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Albescu in the 76th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Atlanta United F.C. defense, Luiz Fabiano Tinoco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mané França. The Atlanta United F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mané França should have stopped the shot. Luiz Fabiano Tinoco took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mané França. Mané França dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Fabiano Tinoco in the 91st minute of play forced Atlanta United F.C.'s goalkeeper Mané França to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute, Raúl Blanco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bola07 FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-2. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Bola07 FC had played much better football throughout.