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Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Caetano Duarte took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 5 minutes, Romeu Carioca mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Horizonte and the RIO FUT 7 FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Horizonte's Romeu Carioca got a free kick in the 5th minute. If Caetano Duarte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aníbal Gomes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caetano Duarte in the 16th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Danilo Madureira managed to get in a good position for a shot. RIO FUT 7 FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Danilo Madureira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aníbal Gomes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Caetano Duarte in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aníbal Gomes saved Horizonte from getting behind. 27 minutes into the game, Anísio Barral cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Pedro Luís Paranaense was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Anísio Barral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Luís Paranaense having to interfere. Anísio Barral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 37 minutes of play, Horizonte's Flavinho do Vale made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Luís Paranaense was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ronaldão Braga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The RIO FUT 7 FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Horizonte were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anísio Barral to make the kick off. If Flavinho do Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Caetano Duarte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Aníbal Gomes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Luís Paranaense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anísio Barral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Horizonte's Anísio Barral got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pedro Luís Paranaense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anísio Barral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anísio Barral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anísio Barral recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Flavinho do Vale got free with Pedro Luís Paranaense in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see RIO FUT 7 FC lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.