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Arena Garibaldi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Garibaldi RS's Alexandre Duarte 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. Chicão Recife made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Augusto Toledo in the 10th minute of play. When Garibaldi RS's Alexandre Duarte in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Borussia's goalie prevented a goal. Flavinho Leal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandre Duarte, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Arnaldo Paraíba struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Chicão Recife didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Borussia. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Arnaldo Paraíba managed to get in a good position for a shot. Borussia's supporters rose to their feet, but Arnaldo Paraíba was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chicão Recife breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 22nd minute, Pedro Brodel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gláuber Ferreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chicão Recife having to interfere. Chicão Recife made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnaldo Paraíba in the 26th minute of play. Arnaldo Paraíba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Chicão Recife tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexandre Duarte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Flavinho Leal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Alexandre Duarte's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Flavinho Leal was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Luciano Tande fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavinho Leal having to interfere. Luciano Tande could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Flavinho Leal made a huge save. In the 48th minute, Gláuber Ferreira 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. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arnaldo Paraíba stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gláuber Ferreira charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gláuber Ferreira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Borussia's Gláuber Ferreira got a free kick in the 56th minute. After 58 played minutes, Garibaldi RS's Enio da Rocha shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Flavinho Leal 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 Garibaldi RS reached it. In the 59th minute Alexandre Duarte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavinho Leal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the game, Carlos Augusto Toledo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Borussia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Garibaldi RS the free kick. In the 61st match minute, Borussia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Augusto Toledo to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute, Alexandre Duarte 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. Flavinho Leal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luciano Tande in the 65th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wellington Rodrigues during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Garibaldi RS's Wellington Rodrigues got a free kick in the 67th minute. Luciano Tande scored 1-1 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Flavinho Leal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 75th minute Luciano Tande shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavinho Leal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carlos Augusto Toledo was shown his second yellow card after 82 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Carlos Augusto Toledo hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. After 84 played minutes, Garibaldi RS's Enio da Rocha shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Flavinho Leal 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 Garibaldi RS reached it. Edu Quadros charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edu Quadros the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 87 played minutes Garibaldi RS got a freekick which was hit by Edu Quadros. Thiago Proença, 88 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Alexandre Duarte took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Flavinho Leal. Flavinho Leal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Alexandre Duarte charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alexandre Duarte the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Flavinho Leal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Tande in the 96th minute of the match. Luciano Tande sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Garibaldi RS were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Borussia for a fine match.