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G A I A
Spectators: 7756 (Terracing: 5819, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) Florão da América's Guilherme de Souza 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. Dieguinho Nunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guilherme de Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Guilherme de Souza might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dieguinho Nunes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Guilherme de Souza ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 9th minute Guilherme de Souza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dieguinho Nunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, G A I A's goal looked a bit too open when Guilherme de Souza came free, but Dieguinho Nunes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guilherme de Souza in the 15th minute of play forced G A I A's goalkeeper Dieguinho Nunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dieguinho Nunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guilherme de Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Dieguinho Nunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guilherme de Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Guilherme de Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guilherme de Souza in the 28th minute of play forced G A I A's goalkeeper Dieguinho Nunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of G A I A booed when Florão da América was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tostão Medeiros didn't get a good kick on the ball. Florão da América's Tostão Medeiros managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Magno de Brito in the 34 minute of the game. Guilherme de Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Florão da América's Guilherme de Souza in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye G A I A's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Guilherme de Souza in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dieguinho Nunes saved G A I A from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Florão da América's Gilmar Diniz got a free kick in the 42nd minute. After 46 minutes, Gilmar Cruz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the G A I A and the Florão da América players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 46th minute, Gilmar Cruz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The goalkeeper, Dieguinho Nunes, was totally fooled by Florão da América's Mohamed Mané, who 54 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Florão da América's Dragolyub Chavdarov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dieguinho Nunes in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. A well-hit corner resulted in Tostão Medeiros heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. An unexpected shot in the 68th minute by Guilherme de Souza got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Magno de Brito charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Magno de Brito the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to G A I A getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Magno de Brito hit a great ball. After 71 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for G A I A! Mohamed Mané shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Dieguinho Nunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guilherme de Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Florão da América's attentive Tostão Medeiros managed to snatch the ball when Magno de Brito made a throw-in in the 77th minute of the game. G A I A's Dieguinho Nunes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save G A I A from getting a goal against them. With an all-out effort, Florão da América's Dieguinho Nunes threw himself towards the right post 81 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Guilherme de Souza, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Florão da América's Tostão Medeiros managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Magno de Brito in the 83 minute of the game. The supporters of Florão da América booed when G A I A was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilmar Cruz didn't get a good kick on the ball. G A I A's Dieguinho Nunes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save G A I A from getting a goal against them. Dieguinho Nunes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Guilherme de Souza went, in the 97th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Florão da América walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.