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Celeste Arena
Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) An unexpectedly hard shot by Vinícius Esteves in the 2nd minute of play forced Arapapa's goalkeeper Paulo José Queiroz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 3rd minute Vinícius Esteves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo José Queiroz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vinícius Esteves in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paulo José Queiroz saved Arapapa from getting behind. 7 minutes into the match, Reginaldo Teixeira dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Marcelo Vidal, 1-0. If Vinícius Esteves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vinícius Esteves in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paulo José Queiroz saved Arapapa from getting behind. Marcelo Vidal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jairo Lima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jairo Lima in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcelo Vidal saved Vasco Mineiro FC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vinícius Esteves in the 24th minute of play forced Arapapa's goalkeeper Paulo José Queiroz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Vinícius Esteves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paulo José Queiroz was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. In the 32nd minute, Tostão Veiga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 34 minutes of play, Vasco Mineiro FC's Vinícius Esteves made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paulo José Queiroz was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Jairo Lima got free with Marcelo Vidal in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Paulo José Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frederico Lago in the 41st minute of the match. When Vasco Mineiro FC's Vinícius Esteves in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Arapapa's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Vasco Mineiro FC booed when Arapapa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cauã Peres didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rd minute of the match André Luiz Pernambucano shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Paulo José Queiroz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Arapapa's Paulo José Queiroz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vinícius Esteves in the 44th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vinícius Esteves made a kick off. Vinícius Esteves who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 52ndth minute tested the skills of Paulo José Queiroz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Vinícius Esteves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paulo José Queiroz was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. In the 56thth minute of the game Vinícius Esteves who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arapapa's Paulo José Queiroz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Paulo José Queiroz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vinícius Esteves in the 58th minute. In the 65th minute, Maurício Barros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vinícius Esteves succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 69th playminute. Vinícius Esteves in the 77thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Paulo José Queiroz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 78 minutes into the match, Arapapa's goalkeeper Paulo José Queiroz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vinícius Esteves. Paulo José Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vinícius Esteves in the 83rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vinícius Esteves in the 83rd minute of play forced Arapapa's goalkeeper Paulo José Queiroz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute Vasco Mineiro FC were awarded a corner. André Luiz Pernambucano went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 86thth minute of the game Vinícius Esteves who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arapapa's Paulo José Queiroz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vinícius Esteves in the 86thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Paulo José Queiroz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 88th minute, Vinícius Esteves left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vasco Mineiro FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Paulo José Queiroz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vinícius Esteves, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Jairo Lima fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelo Vidal having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Frederico Lago kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Paulo José Queiroz. That made the score 2-4 in the 96 minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Vasco Mineiro FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.