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Rei Pelé
Spectators: 6666 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 0) Wilian de Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Eduardo Vasconcelos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Alessandro Quintal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 8 minutes into the match, Laerte Aguiar notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of CRB's Amauri Mota. Amauri Mota was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Canoas Futebol Clube's zone, Luiz Eduardo Vasconcelos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilian de Souza came out of the goal and Luiz Eduardo Vasconcelos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Luiz Eduardo Vasconcelos managed to get in a good position for a shot. CRB's supporters rose to their feet, but Luiz Eduardo Vasconcelos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wilian de Souza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Luiz Eduardo Vasconcelos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilian de Souza was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luiz Eduardo Vasconcelos in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wilian de Souza saved Canoas Futebol Clube from getting behind. 24 minutes into the match, CRB's goal looked a bit too open when Laerte Aguiar came free, but Amauri Mota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wilian de Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Eduardo Vasconcelos in the 36th minute of play. If Raí Mello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Canoas Futebol Clube's zone, Luiz Eduardo Vasconcelos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilian de Souza came out of the goal and Luiz Eduardo Vasconcelos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luiz Eduardo Vasconcelos was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Luís Paulo Sabóia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Canoas Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Paulo Sabóia 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 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind CRB's goalkeeper Amauri Mota, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Canoas Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Vitinho Massa hit a great ball. Alessandro Quintal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gilmar Matorin charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gilmar Matorin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 73 minutes into the match, CRB's goal looked a bit too open when Laerte Aguiar came free, but Amauri Mota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raí Mello fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amauri Mota having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alessandro Quintal in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wilian de Souza prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Wilian de Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Eduardo Vasconcelos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Canoas Futebol Clube's zone, Alessandro Quintal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilian de Souza came out of the goal and Alessandro Quintal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Sebastião Chaves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Canoas Futebol Clube 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.