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Júlio Aguiar
Spectators: 7669 (Terracing: 5752, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) Cesinha Vides made the kick off and thus started the match. Noel Melo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 余永川, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube were awarded a corner in the 4th minute after Patro F C's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Oswaldo Maranhense took the corner. 6 minutes into the game, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Gwidon Cwojdak nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Noel Melo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 12 minutes into the match, Patro F C's goal looked a bit too open when Gwidon Cwojdak came free, but Noel Melo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Noel Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 余永川, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 15th play minutes 余永川 shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Noel Melo and just under the crossbar into goal. The audience was convinced that 余永川's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Noel Melo was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. It was a well-played corner which Gwidon Cwojdak managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Patro F C's goalkeeper Noel Melo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 25 minutes into the match, 余永川 notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Patro F C's Noel Melo. Noel Melo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Gwidon Cwojdak in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Patro F C's goalie prevented a goal. 30 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's 余永川 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Noel Melo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Patro F C's Noel Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oswaldo Maranhense in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gwidon Cwojdak in the 38th minute of play forced Patro F C's goalkeeper Noel Melo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute 余永川 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noel Melo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Noel Melo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gwidon Cwojdak in the 46th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 余永川 to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Patro F C's Betão Valle got a free kick in the 50th minute. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's 余永川 got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube booed when Patro F C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cesinha Vides didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 58 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Gwidon Cwojdak sped through Patro F C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Noel Melo. In the 61st match minute, Patro F C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernando Vargas to maneuver through the defense. Noel Melo stood somewhat misplaced when 余永川 came free in front of goal and shot 0-5 to the left of him in the 62 minute. In the 66th play minute Gwidon Cwojdak came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Noel Melo. 0-6. Gwidon Cwojdak's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 69thth minute, Noel Melo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube made a substitution. Cristi Saron replaced Oswaldo Maranhense. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube made a substitution. Olavo Quadros replaced Enrique de Mendonça. In the 81st minute Cristi Saron shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noel Melo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Cristi Saron slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Noel Melo. That made the score 0-9 after 82 minutes of play. When Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's 余永川 in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Patro F C's goalie prevented a goal. After 88 minutes, Betão Valle mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Patro F C and the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 88 played minutes Patro F C got a freekick which was hit by Betão Valle. Brock Friend could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Noel Melo made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Brock Friend got free with Noel Melo in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube played a much better game than Patro F C and deserved their victory. The Patro F C players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.