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AKVA Arena
Spectators: 7226 (Terracing: 5421, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gualter Boaru started the match with the kick off. After some careless play in the —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «— defense, Moisés Falcão kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anísio Teles. The —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «— fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anísio Teles should have stopped the shot. If Moisés Falcão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gualter Boaru in the 16th minute of play forced —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s goalkeeper Anísio Teles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gualter Boaru in the 19th minute of play forced —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s goalkeeper Anísio Teles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 21 minutes, Paulo Renato Ganso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Santiago Soldiers FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulo Renato Ganso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 25 minutes into the match, Gualter Boaru dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Anísio Teles, 2-0. A hard shot 29 in the game by Paulo Renato Ganso from a close distance when the talented Anísio Teles managed to make a qualified save. —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s players were relieved. Benjamim Meira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Vianna in the 31st minute of the match. Luís Vianna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamim Meira having to interfere. The supporters of —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «— booed when Santiago Soldiers FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonas Vale didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anísio Teles made an important save on a dangerous shot by Moisés Falcão in the 42nd minute. Joélson Cavalcante's late challenge caught a Santiago Soldiers FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joélson Cavalcante helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «— getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Joélson Cavalcante hit a great ball. 43 minutes into the match, Paulo Renato Ganso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anísio Teles. —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paulo Renato Ganso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell André Luís Freitas to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers André Luís Freitas in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benjamim Meira saved Santiago Soldiers FC from getting behind. Santiago Soldiers FC's Benjamim Meira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Luís Freitas in the 53rd minute of play. Benjamim Meira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luís Vianna in the 55th minute. —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «— were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after Santiago Soldiers FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Durvalino Favoretto took the corner. —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s Joélson Cavalcante got his second yellow card of the match in the 63rd minute. The referee ordered Joélson Cavalcante off the ground. After a rather tough play, —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s Joélson Cavalcante got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 64th minute of the match Germano Mota sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Anísio Teles skillfully saved the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Gualter Boaru managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santiago Soldiers FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gualter Boaru was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anísio Teles breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s Anísio Teles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Renato Ganso in the 70th minute of play. Paulo Renato Ganso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Anísio Teles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 75 minutes into the game, André Luís Freitas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Santiago Soldiers FC the free kick. Germano Mota took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 76th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Anísio Teles. —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 76th minute, Manfredo Guerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paulo Renato Ganso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anísio Teles having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gualter Boaru in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anísio Teles saved —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «— from getting behind. Paulo Renato Ganso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind —» F.C.R ƒøø†ß壣 MZ «—'s goalkeeper Anísio Teles, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. There was no doubt that Santiago Soldiers FC were the better team. Santiago Soldiers FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.