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Arena Amsterdã XXI
Spectators: 7206 (Terracing: 5406, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luciano Leão got the match started through his kick off. Narciso Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Gustavo Trancoso in the 5th minute of play. If Luciano Leão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Murilo Cardozo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Aníbal Viana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Erivaldo Motta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Murilo Cardozo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Narciso Marques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Gustavo Trancoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. A collision led to AFC Ajax getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Rodolfo Medeiros hit a great ball. In the 20thth minute of the game Luiz Gustavo Trancoso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AFC Ajax's Narciso Marques was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Narciso Marques showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Leão in the 23rd minute of the match. When Murilo Cardozo came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the AFC Ajax fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Murilo Cardozo couldn't finish the play. Erivaldo Motta struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Aníbal Viana didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AFC Ajax. Aníbal Viana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erivaldo Motta in the 31st minute of the match. Murilo Cardozo struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Aníbal Viana didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AFC Ajax. After a defensive mix-up in Falange Vermelha RS's zone, Murilo Cardozo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aníbal Viana came out of the goal and Murilo Cardozo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of AFC Ajax booed when Falange Vermelha RS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Afonso Nunes didn't get a good kick on the ball. AFC Ajax's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by José Montenegro in the 43rd minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Erivaldo Motta to strike the kick off in the second half. When Falange Vermelha RS's Luciano Leão in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC Ajax's goalie prevented a goal. Rodolfo Medeiros's late challenge caught a Falange Vermelha RS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rodolfo Medeiros helped the player get up and apologised. After 54 played minutes AFC Ajax got a freekick which was hit by Rodolfo Medeiros. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind AFC Ajax's goalkeeper Narciso Marques, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luciano Leão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aníbal Viana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erivaldo Motta in the 62nd minute of the match. Erivaldo Motta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aníbal Viana read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. Erivaldo Motta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aníbal Viana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Murilo Cardozo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Erivaldo Motta managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFC Ajax's supporters rose to their feet, but Erivaldo Motta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aníbal Viana breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 76th minute, Erivaldo Motta made a precise shot to the right of Aníbal Viana. Falange Vermelha RS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Murilo Cardozo in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aníbal Viana saved Falange Vermelha RS from getting behind. In the 82nd minute Erivaldo Motta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aníbal Viana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, Falange Vermelha RS's goal looked a bit too open when Murilo Cardozo came free, but Aníbal Viana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Rodolfo Medeiros had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aníbal Viana. Falange Vermelha RS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rodolfo Medeiros was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Narciso Marques took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luciano Leão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luiz Gustavo Trancoso succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 97th playminute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. AFC Ajax had won after a very even match.