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Arena CaldeirãoVerde
Spectators: 7569 (Terracing: 5678, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Laércio Damião took the kick off in the first half of the match. S.E.Bangu's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Benjamim Saldanha 6 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. The supporters of União Verde FC booed when S.E.Bangu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luan de Lara didn't get a good kick on the ball. Soulis Papadopoulos made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Laércio Damião sent off a good shot on target. After 11 played minutes União Verde FC got a freekick which was hit by Vladimir Motta. After 12 played minutes S.E.Bangu got a freekick which was hit by Clemente Cerezo. Soulis Papadopoulos went to the wrong direction when Gil Paiva was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Soulis Papadopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ademir Guia, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chiquinho de Queiroz in the 31st minute of play forced União Verde FC's goalkeeper Valdir Pérez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 34 minutes, Nando Baiano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the S.E.Bangu and the União Verde FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Soulis Papadopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ademir Guia in the 35th minute of the match. Chiquinho de Queiroz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valdir Pérez having to interfere. Valdir Pérez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fausto Vander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. S.E.Bangu's Soulis Papadopoulos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save S.E.Bangu from getting a goal against them. Fausto Vander took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Valdir Pérez. Valdir Pérez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Fausto Vander made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the game, União Verde FC's Ademir Guia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Soulis Papadopoulos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Valdir Pérez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Lago, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Lago in the 58th minute of play forced União Verde FC's goalkeeper Valdir Pérez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valdir Pérez made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Felipe Lago sent off a good shot on target. Soulis Papadopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laércio Damião, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Soulis Papadopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laércio Damião, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, União Verde FC's Valdir Pérez got control of the ball when Fausto Vander tried to sneak it across the goal line. União Verde FC's Valdir Pérez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chiquinho de Queiroz in the 70th minute of play. 76 minutes into the game, Eliézer de Sena was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. S.E.Bangu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave União Verde FC the free kick. Soulis Papadopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laércio Damião in the 83rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Laércio Damião's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Soulis Papadopoulos was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. A collision led to S.E.Bangu getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. José Maria Sampaio hit a great ball. A collision led to S.E.Bangu getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Benê Costa hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ademir Guia in the 95th minute of play forced S.E.Bangu's goalkeeper Soulis Papadopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.