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Spectators: 8623 (Terracing: 6468, Seating: 1983, VIP seats: 172) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vinícius Penha kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Błαck Bułłs MZ's goal looked a bit too open when Nilton Botelho came free, but Thiago Domingues reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rubens Rezende made in the 11th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Błαck Bułłs MZ's Robinho Pitta. 12 minutes into the match, Błαck Bułłs MZ's Vinícius Penha sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Falcão Cunha narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 13 minutes Gracie Barra's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jordan Henderson who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Velloso in the 17th minute of play forced Błαck Bułłs MZ's goalkeeper Thiago Domingues to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Błαck Bułłs MZ's Thiago Domingues played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Velloso in the 17th minute of play. Thiago Domingues made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Augusto Saldanha sent off a good shot on target. After 20 minutes of play, Gracie Barra's Augusto Saldanha made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thiago Domingues was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Vinícius Penha in the 23rd minute of play forced Gracie Barra's goalkeeper Falcão Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Gracie Barra's Nilton Botelho got a free kick in the 27th minute. 31 minutes into the match, Nilton Botelho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thiago Domingues. Błαck Bułłs MZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nilton Botelho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. When Pedro Velloso came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Gracie Barra 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 Pedro Velloso couldn't finish the play. 36 minutes into the game, Vinícius Penha cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Falcão Cunha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Henry Bodin kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Falcão Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vinícius Penha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Błαck Bułłs MZ made a substitution. Caetano Carioca replaced Vinícius Penha. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Augusto Saldanha to strike the kick off in the second half. Gracie Barra's Falcão Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caetano Carioca in the 56th minute of play. After 65 minutes of play, Błαck Bułłs MZ's Caetano Carioca made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Falcão Cunha was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gracie Barra made a substitution. Hugo de Queirós replaced Nilton Botelho. Gracie Barra's Jamey Hankins was substituted for Pedro Velloso. Thiago Domingues came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Gracie Barra's Snorri De Hond. But to his dismay, Snorri De Hond quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. Rubens Rezende hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Falcão Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caetano Carioca in the 81st minute of play. Alessandro Luther's late challenge caught a Błαck Bułłs MZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alessandro Luther helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Błαck Bułłs MZ booed when Gracie Barra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alessandro Luther didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 84th match minute, Błαck Bułłs MZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alan Specht to maneuver through the defense. 88 minutes into the game, Snorri De Hond cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-3. Thiago Domingues was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Snorri De Hond in the 91st minute of play forced Błαck Bułłs MZ's goalkeeper Thiago Domingues to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Błαck Bułłs MZ defense, Snorri De Hond kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thiago Domingues. The Błαck Bułłs MZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thiago Domingues should have stopped the shot. Thiago Domingues made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jamey Hankins in the 97th minute of play. Gracie Barra's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.