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Arena do Dragão
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alexandre Santana made the kick off which started today's match. In the 8th minute, Kiko Schmidt 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. In the 10th minute Alexandre Santana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Fantini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Victor Fantini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evaristo Maciel in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandre Santana in the 13th minute of play forced CR Independente's goalkeeper Victor Fantini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dário Paiva 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. Evaristo Maciel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Victor Fantini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the game, Claudinho Santos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CR Independente's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GALÁTICOS the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 18th minute of the game. One of CR Independente:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of GALÁTICOS:s goal. In the 21st minute there was a penalty for GALÁTICOS. Tarcisio Cruz stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Victor Fantini. 0-1. Alexandre Santana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dário Paiva struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Victor Fantini didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GALÁTICOS. Alexandre Santana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Victor Fantini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 39 minutes into the match, CR Independente's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandre Santana came free, but Victor Fantini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. CR Independente's Victor Fantini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandre Santana in the 41st minute of play. The supporters of GALÁTICOS booed when CR Independente was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Augusto Diniz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alexandre Santana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Victor Fantini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 48 minutes into the game, Alexandre Santana cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Victor Fantini was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Orlando Motta to strike the kick off in the second half. Dalmo Mineiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Dorival Arruda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dário Paiva hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandre Santana in the 59th minute of play forced CR Independente's goalkeeper Victor Fantini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute, Dário Paiva 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. Alexandre Santana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victor Fantini having to interfere. After having played for 68 minutes, Luís Falcão managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GALÁTICOS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Falcão was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Victor Fantini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandre Santana in the 71st minute of play. Victor Fantini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandre Santana in the 73rd minute of the match. After having played for 75 minutes, Alexandre Santana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GALÁTICOS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alexandre Santana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Alexandre Santana came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the GALÁTICOS 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 Alexandre Santana couldn't finish the play. Orlando Motta kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Alexandre Santana ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Victor Fantini was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Victor Fantini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandre Santana in the 91st minute of the match. Orlando Motta hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Victor Fantini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandre Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Victor Fantini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dário Paiva in the 98th minute of the match.