League

Hollywood Arena
Spectators: 7345 (Terracing: 5511, Seating: 1689, VIP seats: 145) Mark Molin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lauro Marques went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Matías Magalhães during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 8th minute there was a penalty for Gabs Football Club. Cleiton Valadares stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving André Leal. 1-1. Marcos Cerezo's late challenge caught a Athletico Manaus's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcos Cerezo helped the player get up and apologised. Válbson de Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcos Cerezo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but André Leal made a huge save. In the 15th minute, Pedro da Silva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Dudu Ferraz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Athletico Manaus's supporters rose to their feet, but Dudu Ferraz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mark Molin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mark Molin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Válbson de Sena, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dudu Ferraz in the 25th minute of play forced Gabs Football Club's goalkeeper Mark Molin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Evandro Saraiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Gabs Football Club defense, Dudu Ferraz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mark Molin. The Gabs Football Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mark Molin should have stopped the shot. Válbson de Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Gabs Football Club defense, Dudu Ferraz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mark Molin. The Gabs Football Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mark Molin should have stopped the shot. After the first half Athletico Manaus were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Válbson de Sena to make the kick off. Válbson de Sena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mark Molin having to interfere. Evandro Saldanha's late challenge caught a Athletico Manaus's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Evandro Saldanha helped the player get up and apologised. Allan Dante blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mark Molin having to make a save. Dudu Ferraz had several of the Gabs Football Club's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 70 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-5 score and a disappointed Mark Molin as he didn't even see the shot coming. Válbson de Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Gabs Football Club's Mark Molin got control of the ball when Lauro Marques tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Gabs Football Club's zone, Válbson de Sena stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mark Molin came out of the goal and Válbson de Sena tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. André Leal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hortêncio Recife in the 86th minute of play. Mark Molin had great luck who in the 90thth minute grab hold of the ball when Válbson de Sena from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Dudu Ferraz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mark Molin having to interfere. In the 95th minute, Válbson de Sena 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. Athletico Manaus's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.