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Estádio Vigia
Spectators: 7227 (Terracing: 5422, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abelardo Koehler started the match with the kick off. When José Augusto Souza fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezia's protests and gave José Augusto Souza a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Venezia's José Augusto Souza got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute, Abelardo Koehler made a precise shot to the right of Fred Cabral. Venezia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Robinho Bittencourt 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. Abelardo Koehler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fred Cabral having to interfere. Nildo Pernambucano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Kléberson das Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 16thth minute of the game Elano Saldanha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Chandrian's Kléberson das Neves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Abelardo Koehler had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 25th minute Abelardo Koehler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fred Cabral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zé Lucas charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zé Lucas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Venezia's Zé Lucas got a free kick in the 26th minute. Abelardo Koehler scored 0-2 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fred Cabral, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 32nd minute, Abelardo Koehler made a precise shot to the right of Fred Cabral. Venezia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Zé Lucas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezia's supporters rose to their feet, but Zé Lucas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kléberson das Neves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

53 minutes into the game, Robinho Bittencourt cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Fred Cabral was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Venezia booed when The Chandrian was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abelardo Koehler didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zé Lucas was shown his second yellow card after 61 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Charles Paraíba charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Charles Paraíba the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Venezia booed when The Chandrian was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charles Paraíba didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fred Cabral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abelardo Koehler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Venezia's Fred Cabral proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Venezia from getting a goal against them. Abelardo Koehler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Fred Cabral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, Venezia's Valdir Mello sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kléberson das Neves narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kléberson das Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nildo Pernambucano in the 76th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Nildo Pernambucano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezia's supporters rose to their feet, but Nildo Pernambucano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kléberson das Neves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Abelardo Koehler struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Fred Cabral didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Chandrian. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. The Chandrian had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.