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Estádio Sapataria
Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Maurício Chaves made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Uchoa getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Alessandro Lara hit a great ball. In the 14th minute of the match, Ruperto Lon tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Carlos Fernando das Neves saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 17 played minutes Uchoa got a freekick which was hit by Allan Santana. 22 minutes into the match, Philadelphia Union's goal looked a bit too open when Alexsandro Ceresso came free, but Nuno da Fonseca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nuno da Fonseca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexsandro Ceresso, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Titu Pavel kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Alexsandro Ceresso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Nuno da Fonseca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ruperto Lon succeeded in the game's 29th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. Patrick de Mendonça charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Patrick de Mendonça the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 33rd minute, Patrick de Mendonça hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 34 played minutes Uchoa got a freekick which was hit by Alessandro Lara. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruperto Lon in the 39th minute of play forced Uchoa's goalkeeper Carlos Fernando das Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Fernando das Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruperto Lon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Fernando das Neves made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Fernandinho da Silveira sent off a good shot on target. Joaquim da Silveira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Carlos Fernando das Neves made a huge save. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Ruperto Lon made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Philadelphia Union booed when Uchoa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Allan Santana didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ruperto Lon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Carlos Fernando das Neves read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. After 58 played minutes Uchoa got a freekick which was hit by Allan Santana. The Philadelphia Union fans' excitement grew in the 61st match minute when Philadelphia Union's Fernandinho da Silveira looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Ruperto Lon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joaquim da Silveira struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Carlos Fernando das Neves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Philadelphia Union. 69 minutes into the match, Alexsandro Ceresso dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nuno da Fonseca, 2-2. After 73 minutes, Joaquim da Silveira made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. Uchoa's Carlos Fernando das Neves tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Carlos Fernando das Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruperto Lon, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. 85 minutes into the game, Ruperto Lon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Carlos Fernando das Neves was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Uchoa's goalkeeper Carlos Fernando das Neves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Allan Santana was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 90 minutes had been played. Allan Santana kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Patrick de Mendonça took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 92nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Carlos Fernando das Neves. Uchoa's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Alexsandro Ceresso came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Uchoa 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 Alexsandro Ceresso couldn't finish the play. Philadelphia Union walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.