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Estádio da Gávea
Spectators: 7853 (Terracing: 5900, Seating: 1798, VIP seats: 155) In the 3rd match minute, Bezerros EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clóvis Camargo to maneuver through the defense. 5 minutes into the match, Antropofagia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Arantes came free, but Elias Arruda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elder Castro in the 8th minute of play forced Bezerros EC's goalkeeper Luiz Fernando Peixoto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 10 minutes Bezerros EC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luís Fabiano Rossi who took care of the corner kick. A very nice done corner allowed Qiao Lin Hong to score against Luiz Fernando Peixoto in Bezerros EC's goal. 1-0 after 10 minutes. After a rather tough play, Antropofagia FC's Sylvester Schwarzenegger got a free kick in the 14th minute. Elias Arruda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Arantes, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Luiz Fernando Peixoto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomasz Fiszer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute Alex Arantes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elias Arruda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elias Arruda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clóvis Camargo, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 35 minutes into the match, Antropofagia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Donato Ceresso came free, but Elias Arruda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elias Arruda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dieguinho Cosme, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Luiz Fernando Peixoto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sylvester Schwarzenegger in the 39th minute of play. Elias Arruda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clóvis Camargo in the 41st minute of play. When Luke DeGaetano came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Antropofagia FC 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 Luke DeGaetano couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Antropofagia FC booed when Bezerros EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clóvis Camargo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hélder Azevedo was the one to do the kick off. Elias Arruda made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Hélder Azevedo sent off a good shot on target. Antropofagia FC's Elias Arruda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Arantes in the 55th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luke DeGaetano in the 57th minute of play forced Bezerros EC's goalkeeper Luiz Fernando Peixoto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luke DeGaetano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Antropofagia FC's Elias Arruda got control of the ball when Hélder Azevedo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Elias Arruda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Arantes, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Elias Arruda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Arantes in the 62nd minute of play. Luiz Fernando Peixoto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomasz Fiszer, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Luiz Fernando Peixoto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elder Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Donato Ceresso hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Elder Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Luiz Fernando Peixoto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bezerros EC's Luiz Fernando Peixoto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luke DeGaetano in the 74th minute of play. In the 75th match minute, Bezerros EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Arantes to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Bezerros EC's zone, Sylvester Schwarzenegger stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luiz Fernando Peixoto came out of the goal and Sylvester Schwarzenegger tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luiz Fernando Peixoto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luke DeGaetano in the 79th minute of the match. Luiz Fernando Peixoto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sylvester Schwarzenegger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd match minute, Bezerros EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Inácio Furtado to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th minute Luke DeGaetano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fernando Peixoto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Bezerros EC's Alex Arantes got a free kick in the 91st minute. Hélder Azevedo charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hélder Azevedo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hélder Azevedo hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Antropofagia FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Bezerros EC for a fine match.