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Arena das Nações
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Nacional Atlético Clube's Raúl Perez 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. In the 3rd minute, Geraldo de Almeida ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lúcio Furtado was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Nacional Atlético Clube's Lúcio Furtado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geraldo de Almeida in the 10th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Nacional Atlético Clube's zone, João Paulo Tepedino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lúcio Furtado came out of the goal and João Paulo Tepedino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Nacional Atlético Clube's zone, Luís Fernando Moura stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lúcio Furtado came out of the goal and Luís Fernando Moura tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. João Paulo Tepedino hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Paraiso SS's Roberto Prata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Basílio Passos in the 16th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Paraiso SS's zone, Sandro Neto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roberto Prata came out of the goal and Sandro Neto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Roberto Prata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raúl Perez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Paulo Tepedino was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 21 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute, João Paulo Tepedino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roberto Prata was out of position in the 24 minute of play, and Sandro Neto capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sandro Neto really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Geraldo de Almeida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lúcio Furtado having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, Lucas Tepedino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roberto Prata. Paraiso SS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lucas Tepedino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geraldo de Almeida in the 32nd minute of play forced Nacional Atlético Clube's goalkeeper Lúcio Furtado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Tepedino in the 36th minute of play forced Paraiso SS's goalkeeper Roberto Prata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute, Vladimir Campidelis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Roberto Prata. The goal made the score 4-1. Paraiso SS's Roberto Prata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Basílio Passos in the 47th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Geraldo de Almeida to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Geraldo de Almeida managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paraiso SS's supporters rose to their feet, but Geraldo de Almeida was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lúcio Furtado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 53rd minute, Raúl Perez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roberto Prata was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. Roberto Prata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sandro Neto in the 57th minute of the match. Geraldo de Almeida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lúcio Furtado having to interfere. Luís Fernando Moura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Geraldo de Almeida's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lúcio Furtado was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. 62 minutes into the match, Paraiso SS's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Tepedino came free, but Roberto Prata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Evaristo Abreu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lúcio Furtado, 5-2. Geraldo de Almeidas short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Lúcio Furtado to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With a little luck, Nacional Atlético Clube's Lúcio Furtado got control of the ball when Zé Carlos Amorim tried to sneak it across the goal line. Paraiso SS's Roberto Prata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladimir Campidelis in the 74th minute of play. In the 76thth minute of the game Geraldo de Almeida who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nacional Atlético Clube's Lúcio Furtado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 77th match minute, Nacional Atlético Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Tepedino to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Nacional Atlético Clube's zone, Fiori Guedes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lúcio Furtado came out of the goal and Fiori Guedes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Nacional Atlético Clube's Lucas Tepedino got a free kick in the 79th minute. Paraiso SS's Luís Fernando Moura got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandro Neto in the 83rd minute of play forced Paraiso SS's goalkeeper Roberto Prata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Paraiso SS's Zé Carlos Amorim got a free kick in the 84th minute. 86 minutes into the game, Nacional Atlético Clube's Lucas Tepedino nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roberto Prata made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Geraldo de Almeida managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paraiso SS's supporters rose to their feet, but Geraldo de Almeida was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lúcio Furtado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 90 minutes into the match, Paraiso SS's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Tepedino came free, but Roberto Prata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lúcio Furtado made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Geraldo de Almeida sent off a good shot on target. If Luís Fernando Moura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Geraldo de Almeidas short, quick shot in the 95thth minute got Lúcio Furtado to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Nacional Atlético Clube's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.