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Arena Garibaldi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Edgar Vargas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 6 minutes into the game, Fausto Zonta was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fama SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Garibaldi RS the free kick. In the 9th minute, Alexandre Duarte made a precise shot to the right of Paulo José Batista. Fama SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 15 minutes into the match, Juninho Machado had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Chicão Recife. Garibaldi RS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juninho Machado was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alexandre Duarte during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Chicão Recife showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juninho Machado, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After 23 minutes, Juninho Machado mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fama SC and the Garibaldi RS players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Edgar Vargas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fama SC's Paulo José Batista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Vargas in the 27th minute of play. In the 27th match minute, Fama SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juninho Machado to maneuver through the defense. 30 minutes into the match, Alexandre Duarte notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Fama SC's Paulo José Batista. Paulo José Batista was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Edgar Vargas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo José Batista having to interfere. Alexandre Duarte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Paulo José Batista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Danilo Porto fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fama SC's protests and gave Danilo Porto a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 42nd minute of the game. One of Fama SC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Garibaldi RS:s goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wiliam Travassos to strike the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wiliam Travassos in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Chicão Recife saved Garibaldi RS from getting behind. Fama SC's Fausto Zonta got his second yellow card of the match in the 53rd minute. The referee ordered Fausto Zonta off the ground. In the 54th match minute, Fama SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fausto Zonta to maneuver through the defense. If Edgar Vargas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 66thth minute of the game Alexandre Duarte who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fama SC's Paulo José Batista was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Alexandre Duarte managed to get in a good position for a shot. Garibaldi RS's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexandre Duarte was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulo José Batista breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Alexandre Duarte managed to get in a good position for a shot. Garibaldi RS's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexandre Duarte was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulo José Batista breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Wiliam Travassos kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Alexandre Duarte managed to get in a good position for a shot. Garibaldi RS's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexandre Duarte was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulo José Batista breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Edgar Vargas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Paulo José Batista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edgar Vargas in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paulo José Batista saved Fama SC from getting behind. Alexandre Duarte blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Paulo José Batista having to make a save. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Garibaldi RS had played much better football throughout.