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Arena Biruta
Spectators: 7216 (Terracing: 5413, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mané Peres made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the match, Flamengo's goal looked a bit too open when Mané Peres came free, but Vânderson Montenegro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Deivid do Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vânderson Montenegro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mané Peres in the 9th minute of the match. Josué Mesquita charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Josué Mesquita the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Flamengo getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Josué Mesquita hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Birutas's Mané Peres got a free kick in the 18th minute. Flamengo's Vânderson Montenegro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mané Peres in the 21st minute of play. Vânderson Montenegro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mané Peres in the 22nd minute of play. Deivid do Vale's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Vânderson Montenegro firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 25th minute of the match, Deivid do Vale got a very nice opportunity to score, but Vânderson Montenegro was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Deivid do Vale did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Vânderson Montenegro 26 minutes into the match. In the 30th minute, Birutas's Dadá Mendes dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. If Mané Peres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Róbson Loyola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Almir Albuquerque, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. After a rather tough play, Birutas's Rogério Costa got a free kick in the 41st minute. Deivid do Vale could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Vânderson Montenegro made a huge save. Vânderson Montenegro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mané Peres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Almir Albuquerque was the one to do the kick off. Vânderson Montenegro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Guedes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Deivid do Vale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vânderson Montenegro having to interfere. 59 minutes into the match, Deivid do Vale had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vânderson Montenegro. Flamengo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Deivid do Vale was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. In the 61st minute Deivid do Vale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vânderson Montenegro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deivid do Vale in the 64th minute of play forced Flamengo's goalkeeper Vânderson Montenegro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Flamengo's goal looked a bit too open when Mané Peres came free, but Vânderson Montenegro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Deivid do Vale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vânderson Montenegro having to interfere. Vânderson Montenegro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deivid do Vale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the game, Rodolfo Castro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Flamengo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Birutas the free kick. After a rather tough play, Flamengo's Rodolfo Castro got a free kick in the 72nd minute. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Flamengo's goalkeeper Vânderson Montenegro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Vânderson Montenegro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Guedes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vânderson Montenegro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mané Peres in the 77th minute of play. In the 78th minute Mané Peres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vânderson Montenegro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, Flamengo's goal looked a bit too open when Mané Peres came free, but Vânderson Montenegro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.