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Estádio Itacolomi
Spectators: 7037 (Terracing: 5386, Seating: 1651, VIP seats: 0) Paulinho Vianna made the kick off and thus started the match. Gilvan Madureira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Atlético Ártico's Elói Furlan got a free kick in the 14th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Pelada do Zé Br's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo José Mello came free, but Luís Gustavo Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dida Peixoto's late challenge caught a Pelada do Zé Br's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dida Peixoto helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Atlético Ártico getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Dida Peixoto hit a great ball. When Jorge Meireles fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atlético Ártico's protests and gave Jorge Meireles a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Atlético Ártico getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Jorge Meireles hit a great ball. Yuri Arruda acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 23rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Artur Sampaio. A collision led to Pelada do Zé Br getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Marcel Garcia hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Paulo José Mello's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luís Gustavo Azevedo was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. In the 29th minute, Elói Furlan 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. After 32 minutes of play, Atlético Ártico's Paulo José Mello made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luís Gustavo Azevedo was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Elói Furlan in the 35th minute of play forced Pelada do Zé Br's goalkeeper Luís Gustavo Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Marcel Garcia fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pelada do Zé Br's protests and gave Marcel Garcia a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Pelada do Zé Br's Marcel Garcia got a free kick in the 36th minute. In the 37th minute, Elói Furlan 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. After having played for 39 minutes, Elói Furlan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atlético Ártico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elói Furlan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Pelada do Zé Br's Marcel Garcia got a free kick in the 40th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Paulo José Mello made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Pelada do Zé Br's goalkeeper Luís Gustavo Azevedo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Paulo José Mello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 57 played minutes Atlético Ártico got a freekick which was hit by Jorge Meireles. In the 60th minute Gilvan Madureira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yuri Arruda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Gilvan Madureira put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Yuri Arruda. After 66 minutes, Cesinha Simão mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pelada do Zé Br and the Atlético Ártico players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Pelada do Zé Br's Cesinha Simão got a free kick in the 66th minute. Elói Furlan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 69thth minute tested the skills of Luís Gustavo Azevedo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The supporters of Pelada do Zé Br booed when Atlético Ártico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jorge Meireles didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paulinho Vianna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yuri Arruda having to interfere. Yuri Arruda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulinho Vianna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulinho Vianna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yuri Arruda having to interfere. Elói Furlan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot 84 in the game by Elói Furlan from a close distance when the talented Luís Gustavo Azevedo managed to make a qualified save. Pelada do Zé Br's players were relieved. Luís Gustavo Azevedo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Elói Furlan went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. In the 95th minute, Marcel Garcia 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. The Atlético Ártico players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.