The 2016 Copa Verde finals was the final two-legged tie that decided the 2016 Copa Verde, the 3rd season of the Copa Verde, Brazil's regional cup football tournament organised by the Brazilian Football Confederation.
| Event | 2016 Copa Verde | ||||||
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| Date | 3 May 2016 | ||||||
| Venue | Mangueirão, Belém | ||||||
| Referee | Alisson Sidnei Furtado | ||||||
| Attendance | 24,160 | ||||||
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| Date | 10 May 2016 | ||||||
| Venue | Bezerrão, Gama | ||||||
| Referee | Elmo Alves Resende Cunha | ||||||
| Attendance | 9,090 | ||||||
The finals were contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between Paysandu, from Pará, and Gama, from Distrito Federal.[1][2]
Paysandu defeated Gama 3–2 on aggregate to win their first Copa Verde title.[3]
Teams
edit| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 Paysandu
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1 (2014) |
 Gama
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None |
Road to the final
editNote: In all scores below, the score of the finalist is given first.
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Round | Gama
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| Opponent | Venue | Score | Opponent | Venue | Score | |
| Bye | Preliminary round | Bye | ||||
 Fast Clube(won 4–1 on aggregate) |
Away | 1–1 | Round of 16 |  Interporto(won 4–1 on aggregate) |
Away | 1–1 |
| Home | 3–0 | Home | 3–0 | |||
 Rio Branco(won 6–2 on aggregate) |
Home | 1–0 | Quarter-finals |  Vila Nova(tied 0–0 on aggregate, won 4–3 on penalties) |
Away | 0–0 |
| Away | 5–2 | Home | 0–0 | |||
| Remo (won 6–3 on aggregate) |
Home | 2–1 | Semi-finals | Aparecidense (won 4–3 on aggregate) |
Away | 3–1 |
| Away | 4–2 | Home | 1–2 | |||
Format
editThe finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.
Matches
editFirst leg
edit| Paysandu | 2–0 | Gama |
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Celsinho  9'Leandro Cearense 90+4' |
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    Gama
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Second leg
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 Paysandu
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Gama segura pressão e é finalista da Copa Verde" (in Portuguese). CBF. 23 April 2016.
- ^ "Paysandu garante vaga na final da Copa Verde" (in Portuguese). CBF. 23 April 2016.
- ^ "Papão perde para o Gama por 2 a 1, mas fica com o título da Copa Verde". Globo Esporte. 11 May 2016.