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ESTÁDIO GUANABARA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Elder Melo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elder Melo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Luís Fábio Ortiz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luís Fábio Ortiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davi Azevedo in the 18th minute of play. A collision led to GX SPORT CLUB getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Richard Veloso hit a great ball. Ramón Corrêa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Yuri Falcão made a huge save. Luís Fábio Ortiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elder Melo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Lorena's Silas Marinho got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 29th minute of the match Edvaldo Fernandez sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Yuri Falcão skillfully saved the ball. Yuri Falcão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hélder de Alcântara in the 33rd minute of the match. With a little luck, Lorena's Yuri Falcão got control of the ball when Rony Souto tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Geovani Ceresso during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Lorena getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Geovani Ceresso hit a great ball. After 36 played minutes, GX SPORT CLUB's Edvaldo Fernandez shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Yuri Falcão came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in GX SPORT CLUB reached it. Elder Melo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kiko Prata received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Luís Fábio Ortiz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luís Fábio Ortiz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elder Melo, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Luís Fábio Ortiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elder Melo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half Lorena were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Rony Souto in the 54th minute of play forced Lorena's goalkeeper Yuri Falcão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, GX SPORT CLUB's Luís Fábio Ortiz got control of the ball when Zé Rosa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Elder Melo scored 0-3 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luís Fábio Ortiz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 69th match minute, Lorena was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clóvis Freire to maneuver through the defense. If Elder Melo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 72 minutes, Davi Azevedo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lorena's supporters crossed their fingers, but Davi Azevedo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Clóvis Freire had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davi Azevedo in the 80th minute of play forced GX SPORT CLUB's goalkeeper Luís Fábio Ortiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in GX SPORT CLUB's zone, Elder Melo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luís Fábio Ortiz came out of the goal and Elder Melo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 91st minute Hélder de Alcântara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yuri Falcão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Elder Melo in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luís Fábio Ortiz prevented the ball from getting in the gole.