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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Beto Magalhães started the match with the kick off. In the 9th minute, Caetano Vides left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atlético de La Plata fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Beto Magalhães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 17th minute Beto Magalhães shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caio Cosme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th match minute, Atlético de La Plata was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caetano Vides to maneuver through the defense. Aílton Mineiro hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Cássio Quadros struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Caio Cosme didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Atlético de La Plata. Beto Magalhães received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Caio Cosme tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Caetano Vides kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Maurinho Barral managed to get in a good position for a shot. FlaCandango's supporters rose to their feet, but Maurinho Barral was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Artur Lira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maurinho Barral got free with Artur Lira in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Atlético de La Plata's Artur Lira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Augusto Coelho in the 31st minute of play. Artur Lira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Augusto Coelho in the 40th minute of play. Jairo de Toledo hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pedro Augusto Coelho to make the kick off. Caio Cosme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beto Magalhães in the 56th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Beto Magalhães took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Caio Cosme to make any attempt to save it. Artur Lira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maurinho Barral, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 66th minute, Cássio Quadros 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. Váldson Guedes's late challenge caught a Atlético de La Plata's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Váldson Guedes helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Atlético de La Plata booed when FlaCandango was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Váldson Guedes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Atlético de La Plata's Beto Magalhães got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 71 minutes into the match, FlaCandango's goal looked a bit too open when Beto Magalhães came free, but Caio Cosme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Pedro Augusto Coelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Augusto Coelho in the 77th minute of play forced Atlético de La Plata's goalkeeper Artur Lira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dadá Alves kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Cássio Quadros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 90 minutes, Maurinho Barral managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FlaCandango's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maurinho Barral was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Atlético de La Plata's goalkeeper Artur Lira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 94 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Atlético de La Plata! When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Atlético de La Plata had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.