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Spectators: 7192 (Terracing: 5395, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Otávio Medeiros kicked off to start the match. Joseph Bouchard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Guilherme Matos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Américo Massa in the 5th minute of play forced Gladiators FC's goalkeeper Dieguinho de Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Caio Prado FC's Américo Massa in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gladiators FC's goalie prevented a goal. Claudinho Arruda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Joseph Bouchard made a huge save. 13 minutes into the match, Américo Massa notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Gladiators FC's Dieguinho de Salles. Dieguinho de Salles was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Américo Massa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Dieguinho de Salles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luiz Fábio Hermes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Joseph Bouchard made a huge save. After having played for 25 minutes, Américo Massa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Caio Prado FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Américo Massa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Caio Prado FC booed when Gladiators FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Norberto Barbosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Américo Massa notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Gladiators FC's Dieguinho de Salles. Dieguinho de Salles was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dieguinho de Salles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitório Leal in the 42nd minute of play. After 46 minutes of play, Gladiators FC's Luiz Fábio Hermes made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joseph Bouchard was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vitório Leal to strike the kick off in the second half. Dieguinho de Salles didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Américo Massa went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Américo Massa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Caio Prado FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Américo Massa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dieguinho de Salles breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Gladiators FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Luiz Fábio Hermes hit a great ball. Dieguinho de Salles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitório Leal in the 61st minute of play. After having played for 65 minutes, Américo Massa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Caio Prado FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Américo Massa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Gladiators FC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Luiz Fábio Hermes hit a great ball. The supporters of Gladiators FC booed when Caio Prado FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Corrêa didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Gladiators FC booed when Caio Prado FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Walmyr Ceresso didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 85th minute, Vitório Leal made a precise shot to the right of Dieguinho de Salles. Gladiators FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. Gladiators FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 89th minute, when Vitório Leal scored to the left of an out of position Dieguinho de Salles, making the score, 1-6. The Gladiators FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Caio Prado FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.