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Arena 51
Spectators: 7197 (Terracing: 5399, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) Júlio Tasso started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 6 minutes into the game, Luís Gustavo Sarmento was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PingaBall F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Falange Vermelha RS the free kick. 6 minutes into the game, one of PingaBall F.C:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After 14 minutes of play, Falange Vermelha RS's Luiz Gustavo Trancoso made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rafael Cardoso was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sidnei Neto took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 17th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rafael Cardoso. PingaBall F.C's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Kléber Coelho's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 19thth minute, Aníbal Viana skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to Falange Vermelha RS getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Kauã Camargo hit a great ball. 21 minutes into the match, Júlio Tasso notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Falange Vermelha RS's Aníbal Viana. Aníbal Viana was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rafael Cardoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Leão in the 26th minute of the match. Rafael Cardoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luciano Leão in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 39th minute by Kléber Coelho got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Celso de Alcântara kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Luciano Leão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Rafael Cardoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 45 minutes, Afonso Nunes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Falange Vermelha RS and the PingaBall F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. Afonso Nunes hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Rafael Cardoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luciano Leão in the 48th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luciano Leão to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Luciano Leão managed to get in a good position for a shot. Falange Vermelha RS's supporters rose to their feet, but Luciano Leão was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rafael Cardoso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Luiz Gustavo Trancoso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Falange Vermelha RS's supporters rose to their feet, but Luiz Gustavo Trancoso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rafael Cardoso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, PingaBall F.C's Rafael Cardoso got control of the ball when Luiz Gustavo Trancoso tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aníbal Viana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júlio Tasso in the 62nd minute of the match. Rafael Cardoso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luiz Gustavo Trancoso in the 66th minute. Aníbal Viana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kléber Coelho, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. The audience was convinced that Kléber Coelho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aníbal Viana was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. In the 70th match minute, Falange Vermelha RS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernandão de Azevedo to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Luiz Gustavo Trancoso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Falange Vermelha RS's supporters rose to their feet, but Luiz Gustavo Trancoso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rafael Cardoso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 74th minute Luciano Leão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Cardoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes into the game, Luiz Gustavo Trancoso lined in a short shot 1-3 behind a frustrated Rafael Cardoso. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Falange Vermelha RS's Luciano Leão in the 82nd minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Rafael Cardoso was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for PingaBall F.C through an amazing save. Rafael Cardoso made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Luiz Gustavo Trancoso sent off a good shot on target. In the 87th minute Luciano Leão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Cardoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Luiz Gustavo Trancoso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Falange Vermelha RS's supporters rose to their feet, but Luiz Gustavo Trancoso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rafael Cardoso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luciano Leão in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rafael Cardoso saved PingaBall F.C from getting behind. The Falange Vermelha RS 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.