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Ninho do Pombo
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zé Paulo Pombal got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th minute, Zé Paulo Pombal got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 8 minutes into the game, Cruzeiro RS's Zé Paulo Pombal nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gilson Arósio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Gilson Arósio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Paulo Pombal in the 11th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Zé Paulo Pombal made a precise shot to the right of Gilson Arósio. Pombal 2003 F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Sílvio Lucas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilson Arósio having to interfere. Gilson Arósio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Augusto Vides in the 25th minute of play. Eguen Armesto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael Meirelles, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. A nice corner shot did that Yağız Davutoğlu got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Eguen Armesto quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After some careless play in the Pombal 2003 F.C. defense, Zé Paulo Pombal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gilson Arósio. The Pombal 2003 F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gilson Arósio should have stopped the shot. 43 minutes into the match, Pombal 2003 F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Zé Paulo Pombal came free, but Gilson Arósio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 44 minutes, Almir Perez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pombal 2003 F.C. and the Cruzeiro RS players grew even worse after the yellow card. Almir Perez kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Pombal 2003 F.C. were awarded a corner in the 49th minute after Cruzeiro RS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Yağız Davutoğlu took the corner. After the first half Cruzeiro RS were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Di Yuan Liang stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gilson Arósio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Paulo Pombal in the 56th minute of the match. Gilson Arósio was a little too slow when Sílvio Lucas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 61st minute. The score was now 0-7. Gilson Arósio made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Fred de Barros sent off a good shot on target. Eguen Armesto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Di Yuan Liang in the 66th minute of play. Cruzeiro RS made a substitution. Diego Peres replaced Olívio Mazza. Cruzeiro RS's Telmo Souza was substituted for João Augusto Vides. When Tiago Esteves fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cruzeiro RS's protests and gave Tiago Esteves a yellow card for diving instead. Tiago Esteves hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Eguen Armesto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Di Yuan Liang, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 75th minute, one of Cruzeiro RS:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Cruzeiro RS. Cruzeiro RS:s Eguen Armesto showed great skill when he stopped Yağız Davutoğlu:s penalty. In the 79th match minute, Cruzeiro RS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sílvio Lucas to maneuver through the defense. Eguen Armesto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Di Yuan Liang, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. After 89 played minutes Cruzeiro RS got a freekick which was hit by Sílvio Lucas. After 94 minutes, Yağız Davutoğlu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pombal 2003 F.C. and the Cruzeiro RS players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Pombal 2003 F.C. getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Yağız Davutoğlu hit a great ball. After 97 minutes, Rafael Meirelles mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pombal 2003 F.C. and the Cruzeiro RS players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 97th minute, Rafael Meirelles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 99th minute, Yağız Davutoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Pombal 2003 F.C. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Cruzeiro RS were clearly better and deserved to take the win.