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Mané Garrincha
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1750, VIP seats: 150) Du Esporte Clube's Paulo-Eduardo do Nascimento started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd minute Paulo-Eduardo do Nascimento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Germano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Du Esporte Clube's Markus Pflüger got control of the ball when Mete Gol tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Mete Gol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 10 minutes into the game, Silvestre Claus was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Du Esporte Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Brasil FC the free kick. Silvestre Claus kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Brasil FC's Carlos Germano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvestre Claus in the 15th minute of play. After 16 minutes Brasil FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Laércio Ceresso who took care of the corner kick. Laércio Ceresso made a great header on Du Esporte Clube's corner, it was just that Brasil FC's Carlos Germano managed to reach the ball for a save. Mete Gol could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Markus Pflüger made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaldo Lizer in the 22nd minute of play forced Brasil FC's goalkeeper Carlos Germano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes into the match, Arnaldo Lizer notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Brasil FC's Carlos Germano. Carlos Germano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvestre Claus in the 26th minute of play forced Brasil FC's goalkeeper Carlos Germano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Germano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvestre Claus in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Mete Gol left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brasil FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Carlos Germano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Lizer in the 37th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the match, Du Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Davi Teixeira came free, but Markus Pflüger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Brasil FC booed when Du Esporte Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silvestre Claus didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rd minute Michal Dziatkowicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Markus Pflüger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michal Dziatkowicz in the 45th minute of play forced Du Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Markus Pflüger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Mete Gol made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Brasil FC's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo-Eduardo do Nascimento came free, but Carlos Germano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54th minute Davi Teixeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Markus Pflüger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, Du Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Davi Teixeira came free, but Markus Pflüger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Du Esporte Clube's Markus Pflüger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michal Dziatkowicz in the 57th minute of play. Markus Pflüger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michal Dziatkowicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Germano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Lizer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Brasil FC's Carlos Germano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo-Eduardo do Nascimento in the 67th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Paulo-Eduardo do Nascimento's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Germano was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Markus Pflüger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mete Gol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute, Mete Gol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th minute Davi Teixeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Markus Pflüger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Silvestre Claus got free with Carlos Germano in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 85th minute, Davi Teixeira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Markus Pflüger was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Markus Pflüger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mete Gol in the 92nd minute of the match. Markus Pflüger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Davi Teixeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Du Esporte Clube players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Brasil FC.