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Vale Do Sinos
Spectators: 7172 (Terracing: 5381, Seating: 1649, VIP seats: 142) Umberto Maranhense struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Luiz Guilherme Vieira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tropa de Elite. Ian Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hermínio Tavares struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Juninho Montenegro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Esporte Clube Keller. Umberto Maranhense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Tropa de Elite booed when Esporte Clube Keller was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frédson Prado didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Tropa de Elite's zone, Claudinho da Fonseca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juninho Montenegro came out of the goal and Claudinho da Fonseca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Juninho Montenegro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Claudinho da Fonseca went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Hermínio Tavares took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Juninho Montenegro to make any attempt to save it. Hermínio Tavares could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Juninho Montenegro made a huge save. A hard shot 48 in the game by Claudinho da Fonseca from a close distance when the talented Juninho Montenegro managed to make a qualified save. Tropa de Elite's players were relieved. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Umberto Maranhense to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55thth minute of the game Umberto Maranhense who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Esporte Clube Keller's Luiz Guilherme Vieira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 58 minutes into the match, Tropa de Elite's goal looked a bit too open when Hermínio Tavares came free, but Juninho Montenegro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tropa de Elite's goalkeeper Juninho Montenegro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 2-1 became the score in the 61st minute when Umberto Maranhense elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The supporters of Tropa de Elite booed when Esporte Clube Keller was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frédson Prado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Umberto Maranhense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 71st minute, Umberto Maranhense fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 76th minute, Hermínio Tavares 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. In the 80thth minute of the game Claudinho da Fonseca who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tropa de Elite's Juninho Montenegro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hermínio Tavares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Juninho Montenegro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 89 minutes into the match, Esporte Clube Keller's Claudinho da Fonseca sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Juninho Montenegro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Anderson Ramalho was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 91 minutes had been played. César Urbano kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Luiz Guilherme Vieira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ademar Silva in the 96th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Tropa de Elite players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Esporte Clube Keller.