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Guaycara
Spectators: 7222 (Terracing: 5300, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) HALAMO's Bernardinho Cardoso 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. HALAMO's Rafael Silveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark Faiko in the 3rd minute of play. When Mark Faiko came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Goianésia E.C 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 Mark Faiko couldn't finish the play. 10 minutes into the match, Ronaldinho Bruchon notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of HALAMO's Rafael Silveira. Rafael Silveira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. HALAMO's Rafael Silveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark Faiko in the 14th minute of play. HALAMO's Rafael Silveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldinho Bruchon in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute Mark Faiko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Silveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mark Faiko in the 24th minute of play forced HALAMO's goalkeeper Rafael Silveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Ronaldinho Bruchon ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rafael Silveira was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Rafael Silveira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldinho Bruchon, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldinho Bruchon in the 31st minute of play forced HALAMO's goalkeeper Rafael Silveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ronaldinho Bruchon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rafael Silveira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mark Faiko, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. A collision led to HALAMO getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Cauã Lopez hit a great ball. When Ronaldinho Bruchon came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Goianésia E.C 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 Ronaldinho Bruchon couldn't finish the play. In the 40th minute Ronaldinho Bruchon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Silveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 42 minutes HALAMO's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mathias Vidal who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Goianésia E.C's corner Mathias Vidal fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Rafael Silveira quite easily take care of the ball. The supporters of Goianésia E.C booed when HALAMO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ademar da Silva didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in HALAMO's zone, Ronaldinho Bruchon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rafael Silveira came out of the goal and Ronaldinho Bruchon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 46th minute, Mark Faiko got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ronaldinho Bruchon made a kick off. In the 62nd minute, Mark Faiko made a precise shot to the right of Rafael Silveira. HALAMO's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. If Ronaldinho Bruchon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Ronaldinho Bruchon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ronaldinho Bruchon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rafael Silveira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. When Bernardinho Cardoso came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the HALAMO 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 Bernardinho Cardoso couldn't finish the play. Attila Kertész's late challenge caught a HALAMO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Attila Kertész helped the player get up and apologised. After having played for 86 minutes, Luís Fábio Teles managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. HALAMO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Fábio Teles was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rafael Silveira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ronaldinho Bruchon's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. Goianésia E.C's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.