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Spectators: 7611 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Christiano Madureira got the match started through his kick off. Gernando Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Soulis Papadopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Soulis Papadopoulos made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Gernando Carvalho sent off a good shot on target. 12 minutes into the match, Christiano Madureira dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Soulis Papadopoulos, 1-0. If Chiquinho de Queiroz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benê Costa's late challenge caught a Bussolo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benê Costa helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Bussolo FC booed when S.E.Bangu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benê Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 21 minutes, Francis Barancāns mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bussolo FC and the S.E.Bangu players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bussolo FC's Francis Barancāns got a free kick in the 21st minute. Gernando Carvalho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Soulis Papadopoulos made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christiano Madureira in the 29th minute of play forced S.E.Bangu's goalkeeper Soulis Papadopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gernando Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Soulis Papadopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 31st match minute, S.E.Bangu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benê Costa to maneuver through the defense. 34 minutes into the game, Felipe Lago was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. S.E.Bangu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bussolo FC the free kick. Soulis Papadopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christiano Madureira, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christiano Madureira in the 39th minute of play forced S.E.Bangu's goalkeeper Soulis Papadopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Christiano Madureira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fausto Vander to make the kick off. Oscar Prado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Lago, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Soulis Papadopoulos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gernando Carvalho's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. Soulis Papadopoulos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christiano Madureira's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. Soulis Papadopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gernando Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. A collision led to Bussolo FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Christiano Madureira hit a great ball. Gernando Carvalho struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Soulis Papadopoulos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bussolo FC. Soulis Papadopoulos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christiano Madureira's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. A collision led to S.E.Bangu getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Benê Costa hit a great ball. 72 minutes into the match, Gernando Carvalho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Soulis Papadopoulos. S.E.Bangu's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gernando Carvalho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christiano Madureira in the 78th minute of play forced S.E.Bangu's goalkeeper Soulis Papadopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Soulis Papadopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gernando Carvalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Soulis Papadopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gernando Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Oscar Prado was out of position in the 84 minute of play, and Fausto Vander capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fausto Vander really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. If Christiano Madureira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 95 minutes into the match, S.E.Bangu's goal looked a bit too open when Christiano Madureira came free, but Soulis Papadopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. S.E.Bangu's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.