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Stadium In Flames
Spectators: 7217 (Terracing: 5414, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) Dudu Palmeira started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 2nd minute, Marcus Tavares left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The JARDIM GUANABARA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Tavares in the 5th minute of play forced Phoênix Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Maurinho de Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcus Tavares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Maurinho de Souza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Dudu Palmeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 16th minute, Eliézer Koehler hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maurinho de Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus Tavares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pedro Gerber got free with Olavo Vianna in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Glauco Toscano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maurinho de Souza was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. When Marcus Tavares fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored JARDIM GUANABARA's protests and gave Marcus Tavares a yellow card for diving instead. Marcus Tavares kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Olavo Vianna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dudu Palmeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emílio Berger struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Maurinho de Souza didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for JARDIM GUANABARA. Emílio Berger might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maurinho de Souza. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emílio Berger ran back to his position shaking his head. José Vítor Vidal was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 44 minutes into the match. In the 44th match minute, JARDIM GUANABARA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Vítor Vidal to maneuver through the defense. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Marcus Tavares made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Emílio Berger notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Phoênix Futebol Clube's Maurinho de Souza. Maurinho de Souza was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, Phoênix Futebol Clube's Maurinho de Souza got control of the ball when Marcus Tavares tried to sneak it across the goal line. Júnior Breckenfeld could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Maurinho de Souza made a huge save. After having played for 63 minutes, Donato Fernandez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. JARDIM GUANABARA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Donato Fernandez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 68 minutes, Emílio Berger managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. JARDIM GUANABARA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emílio Berger was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Phoênix Futebol Clube's Maurinho de Souza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emílio Berger in the 69th minute of play. A collision led to Phoênix Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Eliézer Koehler hit a great ball. Donato Fernandez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Maurinho de Souza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. In the 83rd match minute, JARDIM GUANABARA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcus Tavares to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th minute of the match Raí Lira sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Olavo Vianna skillfully saved the ball. In the 85th minute Emílio Berger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maurinho de Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th minute, Matías Proença hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Gerber sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, JARDIM GUANABARA's Donato Fernandez got a free kick in the 94th minute. JARDIM GUANABARA's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.