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Arena Capixaba
Spectators: 7269 (Terracing: 5453, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Celso Guimarães started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elder de Toledo during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Douglas Tróia kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. João Pedro Montenegro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celso Guimarães, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Dráusio Netto kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nelson Neto. That made the score 1-1 in the 17 minute of play. Nestor Veiga was shown his second yellow card after 25 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 26th match minute, Canoas United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nestor Veiga to maneuver through the defense. Nelson Neto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dráusio Netto in the 28th minute. In the 31st minute Elder de Toledo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nelson Neto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute, Manuel Carvalho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Celso Guimarães fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Pedro Montenegro having to interfere. Canoas United's Nelson Neto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gugu Toledo in the 41st minute of play. Canoas United's Nelson Neto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Breno Sá in the 42nd minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

If Alan dos Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alan dos Santos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without João Pedro Montenegro having to make a save. With a little luck, Life Style FC's João Pedro Montenegro got control of the ball when Manuel Carvalho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Celso Guimarães struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. João Pedro Montenegro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Canoas United. Fausto Pires made in the 66th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Elder de Toledo immediately put the ball in play. After a defensive mix-up in Life Style FC's zone, Armandinho Campidelis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Pedro Montenegro came out of the goal and Armandinho Campidelis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 72 minutes, Manuel Carvalho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Canoas United and the Life Style FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Alan dos Santos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Canoas United's supporters rose to their feet, but Alan dos Santos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. João Pedro Montenegro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 76th minute, Elder de Toledo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79th minute, Canoas United's Manuel Carvalho ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind João Pedro Montenegro. João Pedro Montenegro yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. After a rather tough play, Canoas United's Celso Guimarães got a free kick in the 82nd minute. An unexpected shot in the 86th minute by Alan dos Santos got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Celso Guimarães fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Pedro Montenegro having to interfere. After 91 minutes of play, Canoas United's Celso Guimarães made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. João Pedro Montenegro was left in no man's land by his defense there! After recieving a nice pass, Canoas United's Alan dos Santos tried to score from far away in the 96th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded Canoas United left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Life Style FC.