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Darcy Ribeiro
Spectators: 8597 (Terracing: 6449, Seating: 1977, VIP seats: 171) Gabriel Vinhas made the kick off and thus started the match. Santo Lano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Vinhas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Poul Stanković received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Gino Velasco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gabriel Vinhas might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Santo Lano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gabriel Vinhas ran back to his position shaking his head. If Gabriel Vinhas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Vinhas in the 14th minute of play forced Clube Audax Metropolitano's goalkeeper Santo Lano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raimundo Faria's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Santo Lano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Ramiro de Lara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 22nd minute Gabriel Vinhas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santo Lano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Poul Stanković struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Gino Velasco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Clube Audax Metropolitano. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Poul Stanković made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th match minute, Relyn Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Vinhas to maneuver through the defense. Ramiro de Lara made in the 63rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Gabriel Vinhas immediately put the ball in play. Clube Audax Metropolitano made a substitution. Bruno Aleixo replaced Claudinho Quadros. Clube Audax Metropolitano's Bjørn Ironside was substituted for Emirşah Berkman. After 70 played minutes Clube Audax Metropolitano got a freekick which was hit by Maicon Mattos. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pedro Prestes in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gino Velasco saved Relyn Futebol Clube from getting behind. Magno Diniz hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Gino Velasco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Prestes in the 81st minute of play. When Betinho Tróia came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Clube Audax Metropolitano 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 Betinho Tróia couldn't finish the play. In the 85th minute Pedro Prestes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gino Velasco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Relyn Futebol Clube's Gino Velasco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maicon Mattos in the 87th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Clube Audax Metropolitano's corner Maicon Mattos fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gino Velasco quite easily take care of the ball. Relyn Futebol Clube's Gino Velasco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maicon Mattos in the 93rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bjørn Ironside in the 94th minute of play forced Relyn Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Gino Velasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.