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Estádio Albinopolis
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. João Augusto Reis started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes Galattasharay SC got a freekick which was hit by Marcinho Teles. 16 minutes into the match, Galattasharay SC's Tiago Gabriel Soeiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Geovânio Ortiz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With his leg Geovânio Ortiz managed to avoid a goal in the 18thth minute, when Galattasharay SC's Marcelinho Paraense fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Geovânio Ortiz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcelinho Paraense went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. 23 minutes into the match, Galattasharay SC's goal looked a bit too open when Hélio Silveira came free, but Zé Paulo do Valle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zé Paulo do Valle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Augusto Reis, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Carlos Fernando Queirós kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, Atlético Alagoano's goalkeeper Geovânio Ortiz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcelinho Paraense. Hélio Silveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Paulo do Valle having to interfere. Marcelinho Paraenses short, quick shot in the 37thth minute got Geovânio Ortiz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If Betinho Messias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Atlético Alagoano's Geovânio Ortiz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Atlético Alagoano from getting a goal against them. After having played for 45 minutes, Marcinho Teles managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Galattasharay SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcinho Teles was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 45th minute, Carlos Fernando Queirós hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcelinho Paraense to make the kick off. If César Guimarães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Atlético Alagoano defense, César Guimarães kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Geovânio Ortiz. The Atlético Alagoano fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Geovânio Ortiz should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelinho Paraense in the 62nd minute of play forced Atlético Alagoano's goalkeeper Geovânio Ortiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiago Gabriel Soeiro in the 69th minute of play forced Atlético Alagoano's goalkeeper Geovânio Ortiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute, Tiago Gabriel Soeiro made a precise shot to the right of Geovânio Ortiz. Atlético Alagoano's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Betinho Messias managed to get in a good position for a shot. Galattasharay SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Betinho Messias was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Geovânio Ortiz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Galattasharay SC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Marcinho Teles hit a great ball. Galattasharay SC's Marcinho Teles got his second yellow card of the match in the 81st minute. The referee ordered Marcinho Teles off the ground. César Guimarães's late challenge caught a Atlético Alagoano's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. César Guimarães helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Galattasharay SC's César Guimarães got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 93rd minute Marcelinho Paraense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovânio Ortiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geovânio Ortiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiago Gabriel Soeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcelinho Paraense might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Geovânio Ortiz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marcelinho Paraense ran back to his position shaking his head.