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Estádio Hansa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Flavio Anelli made the kick off which started today's match. Kurt Billström hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 5th match minute, Hansa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Murilo Tande to maneuver through the defense. Murilo Tande charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Murilo Tande the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Murilo Tande kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavio Anelli in the 7th minute of play forced Hansa's goalkeeper José Carlos Freitas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by Hansa's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Valdir Donato was slow to take the kick. During this time 31 de Maio's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Toninho Mattos got away a dangerous shot. Despite this José Carlos Freitas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Váldson Montenegro hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Murilo Tande sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Celsinho Silva was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 22nd minute. Hansa's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 23rd match minute, Hansa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celsinho Silva to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, 31 de Maio's Kurt Billström got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 25th minute Murilo Tande shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Alberto Aparecido saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Celsinho Silva came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Hansa 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 Celsinho Silva couldn't finish the play. In the 35th minute, Róbson Hermes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to 31 de Maio getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Tiago Gabriel Schmidt hit a great ball. If Flavio Anelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Murilo Tande to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Hansa defense, Flavio Anelli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of José Carlos Freitas. The Hansa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that José Carlos Freitas should have stopped the shot. The supporters of 31 de Maio booed when Hansa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reinaldo Queirós didn't get a good kick on the ball. José Carlos Freitas was out of position in the 60 minute of play, and Flavio Anelli capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Flavio Anelli really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. José Carlos Freitas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Flavio Anelli in the 67th minute. Hansa's José Carlos Freitas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Nóbrega in the 73rd minute of play. José Carlos Freitas was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Toninho Mattos showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 75 minute of play. If Tiago Gabriel Schmidt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Toninho Mattos struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. José Carlos Freitas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 31 de Maio. A hard shot 95 in the game by Flavio Anelli from a close distance when the talented José Carlos Freitas managed to make a qualified save. Hansa's players were relieved. If Toninho Mattos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the final whistle sounded 31 de Maio left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Hansa.