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Spectators: 6664 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Laerte Tande took the kick off in the first half of the match. Edu Massa charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edu Massa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Edu Massa kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the game, Maurinho Xavier was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Eleven Stars Team's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Manaus-AM the free kick. A collision led to Eleven Stars Team getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Maurinho Xavier hit a great ball. Rodolfo Catarinense stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luan Correia's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laerte Tande in the 15th minute of play forced Eleven Stars Team's goalkeeper Rodolfo Catarinense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kiko Soares kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Eleven Stars Team's Maurinho Xavier slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marcinho de Andrade. That made the score 1-0 after 20 minutes of play. In the 24th minute, Manfredo de Lara 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Laerte Tande in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rodolfo Catarinense saved Eleven Stars Team from getting behind. Luan Correia 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. The audience was convinced that Edu Massa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodolfo Catarinense was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. After having played for 43 minutes, Manfredo de Lara managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manaus-AM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Manfredo de Lara was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Laerte Tande's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodolfo Catarinense was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laerte Tande in the 47th minute of play forced Eleven Stars Team's goalkeeper Rodolfo Catarinense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodolfo Catarinense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manfredo de Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Maurinho Xavier was the one to do the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Eleven Stars Team's goalkeeper Rodolfo Catarinense had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Laerte Tande. Marcinho de Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdir Rezende, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Manfredo de Lara got free with Rodolfo Catarinense in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Manfredo de Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodolfo Catarinense was a little too slow when Manfredo de Lara got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 66th minute. The score was now 1-1. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Eleven Stars Team's goalkeeper Rodolfo Catarinense, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luan Correia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rodolfo Catarinense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manfredo de Lara in the 83rd minute of the match. When Luan Correia came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Manaus-AM 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 Luan Correia couldn't finish the play. 85 minutes into the game, Manfredo de Lara recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Rodolfo Catarinense. Manfredo de Lara showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. In the 90th minute, Kiko Messias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcinho de Andrade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norberto Pernambucano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcinho de Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdir Rezende in the 95th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Manaus-AM left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Eleven Stars Team.