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Estádio Veneciano
Spectators: 8057 (Terracing: 6044, Seating: 1853, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Natã Quintal kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Erasmo Cardoso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Robinho de Salles was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Robinho de Salles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leandro Trancoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Ramón Abreu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dino Tavares in the 9th minute of play. When Gonsalve Alabern fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nova Venécia-ES's protests and gave Gonsalve Alabern a yellow card for diving instead. In the 10th minute, Gonsalve Alabern hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 12 minutes into the game, Dino Tavares recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ramón Abreu. Dino Tavares showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Nova Venécia-ES's Robinho de Salles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erasmo Cardoso in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Luís Gustavo Botelho made a precise shot to the right of Ramón Abreu. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Robinho de Salles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leandro Trancoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute Dino Tavares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramón Abreu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ramón Abreu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dino Tavares's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. In the 29th minute Dudu Berger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robinho de Salles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nova Venécia-ES's Leonel Paranaense got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Leandro Trancoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robinho de Salles having to interfere. 43 minutes into the match, Leandro Trancoso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Robinho de Salles. Nova Venécia-ES's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leandro Trancoso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Nova Venécia-ES's goalkeeper Robinho de Salles, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Leandro Trancoso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ramón Abreu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Gustavo Botelho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ramón Abreu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Gustavo Botelho in the 60th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the match, Nova Venécia-ES's goal looked a bit too open when Dudu Berger came free, but Robinho de Salles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dino Tavares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68thth minute of the game Dudu Berger who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nova Venécia-ES's Robinho de Salles was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 69th minute, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Dudu Berger ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Robinho de Salles. Robinho de Salles yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ made a substitution. Ronaldinho Gaucho replaced Dudu Berger. Robinho de Salles was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ronaldinho Gaucho showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 77 minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goal looked a bit too open when Natã Quintal came free, but Ramón Abreu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leandro Trancoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dino Tavares in the 86th minute of play forced ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goalkeeper Ramón Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Nova Venécia-ES's Huang Peng Ning got a free kick in the 94th minute. The ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.