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Arena Atlanta
Spectators: 7240 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 140) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vladimir Paiva started the match with the kick off. José Vítor Batista's late challenge caught a Sporting Dornelas FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. José Vítor Batista helped the player get up and apologised. After 2 played minutes Atlanta United F.C. got a freekick which was hit by José Vítor Batista. Mané França made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juarês Donato in the 3rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Atlanta United F.C.'s zone, Juarês Donato stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mané França came out of the goal and Juarês Donato tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Atlanta United F.C. booed when Sporting Dornelas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vladimir Paiva didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 15 minutes of play, Atlanta United F.C.'s Clóvis Ferraz made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Victor Mandrak was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mané França took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladimir Paiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute, Vladimir Paiva left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sporting Dornelas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Mané França came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Sporting Dornelas FC's Vladimir Paiva. But to his dismay, Vladimir Paiva quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. The supporters of Sporting Dornelas FC booed when Atlanta United F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clóvis Ferraz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mané França showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimir Paiva in the 30th minute of the match. The corner ended in Chiquinho Barbosa almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Atlanta United F.C.'s Mané França did a great save. After 38 minutes of play, Sporting Dornelas FC's Natã de Queirós made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mané França was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Atlanta United F.C. getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Daniel da Fonseca hit a great ball. In the 45th minute, Vladimir Paiva ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mané França was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-5.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Clóvis Ferraz to make the kick off. Vladimir Paiva could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Mané França made a huge save. 53 minutes into the match, Atlanta United F.C.'s goalkeeper Mané França had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juarês Donato. After 53 minutes of play, Sporting Dornelas FC's Juarês Donato made it 1-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mané França was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cipriano Moura kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Mané França made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Vladimir Paiva sent off a good shot on target. 66 minutes into the match, Atlanta United F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when 毛乐鹰 came free, but Mané França reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Atlanta United F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when 毛乐鹰 came free, but Mané França reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sporting Dornelas FC's Chiquinho Barbosa was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Mané França in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With a little luck, Atlanta United F.C.'s Mané França got control of the ball when Juarês Donato tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mané França made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 毛乐鹰 in the 77th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Atlanta United F.C.'s goalkeeper Mané França had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vladimir Paiva. 80 minutes into the game, Fabinho Peixoto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atlanta United F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sporting Dornelas FC the free kick. The supporters of Sporting Dornelas FC booed when Atlanta United F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabinho Peixoto didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Atlanta United F.C. getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Fred Fernandez hit a great ball. 83 minutes in the game Chiquinho Barbosa got a great opportunity which he missed by shooting outside the goal. In the 85th minute Vladimir Paiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mané França saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Atlanta United F.C. booed when Sporting Dornelas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juarês Donato didn't get a good kick on the ball. 87 minutes into the match, Sporting Dornelas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel da Fonseca came free, but Victor Mandrak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kiko do Valle kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Atlanta United F.C.'s Mané França played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juarês Donato in the 95th minute of play. Sporting Dornelas FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.