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ESTÁDIO VIDAL PARK
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Canoas United's Celso Guimarães 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. VIDAL FC's Amadeu Prata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celso Guimarães in the 3rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Manuel Carvalho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Canoas United's supporters rose to their feet, but Manuel Carvalho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amadeu Prata breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Celso Guimarães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valdomiro Urbano hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After 9 minutes, Luís Fernando de Queirós mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the VIDAL FC and the Canoas United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Manuel Carvalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amadeu Prata having to interfere. After 17 minutes, Celso Guimarães made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. VIDAL FC's Amadeu Prata tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Canoas United's Nelson Neto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Matos in the 21st minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Rogério Seco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Amadeu Prata. VIDAL FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rogério Seco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Celso Guimarães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th minute, Celso Guimarães 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. Celso Guimarães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Canoas United's Celso Guimarães got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Walmyr Penha charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Walmyr Penha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Canoas United booed when VIDAL FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Walmyr Penha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Canoas United's Manuel Carvalho got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alan dos Santos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Amadeu Prata having to make a save. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind VIDAL FC's goalkeeper Amadeu Prata, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alan dos Santos hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. When Manuel Carvalho came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Canoas United 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 Manuel Carvalho couldn't finish the play. Celso Guimarães blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Amadeu Prata having to make a save. Celso Guimarães received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Amadeu Prata tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Celso Guimarães fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amadeu Prata having to interfere. Celso Guimarães received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Amadeu Prata tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Alan dos Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Celso Guimarães succeeded in the game's 73rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. Marco Matos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nelson Neto having to make a save. With an all-out effort, Canoas United's Amadeu Prata threw himself towards the right post 88 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Celso Guimarães, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Manuel Carvalho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Amadeu Prata having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Celso Guimarães's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amadeu Prata was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. Canoas United played a much better game than VIDAL FC and deserved their victory. The VIDAL FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.