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Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5738, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Álvaro Lima started the match with the kick off. Carlos Dracena stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Álvaro Lima's shot from short distance in the 2nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Geovanni Gomes during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Guarani MZC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Geovanni Gomes hit a great ball. Carlos Dracena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raphael Lira, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by La 李义凌 in the 8th minute of play forced Guarani MZC's goalkeeper Carlos Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from La 李义凌 in the 8th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Álvaro Lima had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlos Dracena. Guarani MZC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Álvaro Lima was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The audience was convinced that Álvaro Lima's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Dracena was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. In the 14th minute, Álvaro Lima ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carlos Dracena was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Magno Maia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geovanni Gomes in the 17th minute of play. When Álvaro Lima came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Alice fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Álvaro Lima couldn't finish the play. Carlos Dracena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Álvaro Lima in the 27th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Álvaro Lima in the 30th minute of play forced Guarani MZC's goalkeeper Carlos Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute Álvaro Lima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Dracena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carlos Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raphael Lira in the 37th minute of play. The corner ended in Álvaro Lima almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Guarani MZC's Carlos Dracena did a great save. Guarani MZC's Carlos Dracena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Belline in the 39th minute of play. A collision led to Guarani MZC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Bruno Coutinho hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Magno Maia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geovanni Gomes in the 51st minute of play. After 52 played minutes Guarani MZC got a freekick which was hit by Léo Penha. Carlos Dracena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Álvaro Lima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Álvaro Lima in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlos Dracena prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Magno Maia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reinaldo Cunha in the 61st minute of the match. Guarani MZC's Carlos Dracena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Belline in the 63rd minute of play. Carlos Dracena made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Raphael Lira sent off a good shot on target. 68 minutes into the match, Guarani MZC's goal looked a bit too open when George Belline came free, but Carlos Dracena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Guarani MZC defense, Álvaro Lima kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carlos Dracena. The Guarani MZC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carlos Dracena should have stopped the shot. Bruno Coutinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Magno Maia having to interfere. In the 75th match minute, Guarani MZC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Léo Penha to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 77 minutes, George Belline managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alice's supporters crossed their fingers, but George Belline was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 81st match minute, Guarani MZC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Pirani to maneuver through the defense. Carlos Dracena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from La 李义凌 in the 85th minute of the match. Magno Maia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geovanni Gomes, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. After 90 played minutes Guarani MZC got a freekick which was hit by Delfim Martins. George Belline fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Dracena having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Alice left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Guarani MZC.