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Estádio Arena ABA PA
Spectators: 6000 (Terracing: 4500, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) Alexsandro Rossi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience was convinced that Osvaldo Saldanha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kauan Dracena was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. 5 minutes into the match, ABA SOCCER CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Cesinha Hoffmann came free, but Kauan Dracena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute, Sandrinho Mazza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edu Cardoso was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osvaldo Saldanha in the 13th minute of play forced ABA SOCCER CLUB's goalkeeper Kauan Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cesinha Hoffmann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th match minute, Synthroid Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edvaldo Urbano to maneuver through the defense. If Cesinha Hoffmann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 27th minute Osvaldo Saldanha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kauan Dracena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Aírton de Sena fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ABA SOCCER CLUB's protests and gave Aírton de Sena a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to ABA SOCCER CLUB getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Aírton de Sena hit a great ball. Osvaldo Saldanha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Kauan Dracena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd match minute, ABA SOCCER CLUB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aírton de Sena to maneuver through the defense. Alexsandro Rossi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 36 minutes into the match, Synthroid Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Alexsandro Rossi came free, but Edu Cardoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46thth minute of the game Osvaldo Saldanha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ABA SOCCER CLUB's Kauan Dracena was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Osvaldo Saldanha was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Alexsandro Rossi made a precise shot to the right of Edu Cardoso. Synthroid Football Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Edu Cardoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexsandro Rossi in the 57th minute of play. After 67 minutes, Antônio Carlos Félix mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ABA SOCCER CLUB and the Synthroid Football Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. Breno Vieira shot from long distance in the 69th minute, but Kauan Dracena was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Cesinha Hoffmann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sandrinho Mazza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Breno Vieira's late challenge caught a ABA SOCCER CLUB's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Breno Vieira helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of ABA SOCCER CLUB booed when Synthroid Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Breno Vieira didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 82 played minutes, ABA SOCCER CLUB's Bebeto de Senna shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Edu Cardoso came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ABA SOCCER CLUB reached it. Sandrinho Mazza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Edu Cardoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 86th minute Alexsandro Rossi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edu Cardoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Edvaldo Urbano came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Synthroid Football Club 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 Edvaldo Urbano couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Osvaldo Saldanha in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kauan Dracena prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alexsandro Rossi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edu Cardoso having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Synthroid Football Club players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ABA SOCCER CLUB.