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Spectators: 6777 (Terracing: 5010, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 0) Xiboquinha FC's César Moraes started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Amos Nero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tage Backlund in the 4th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tage Backlund in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Amos Nero prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 20 minutes into the match, Atlético-MG's goal looked a bit too open when Tage Backlund came free, but Amos Nero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that César Moraes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amos Nero was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. 23 minutes into the match, Manoel Couto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Amos Nero. Atlético-MG's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manoel Couto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The Xiboquinha FC fans' excitement grew in the 28th match minute when Xiboquinha FC's Tage Backlund 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tage Backlund in the 31st minute of play forced Atlético-MG's goalkeeper Amos Nero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Xiboquinha FC's César Moraes in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Atlético-MG's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, César Moraes put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Amos Nero. In the 37thth minute of the game Manoel Couto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Atlético-MG's Amos Nero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Atlético-MG's Amos Nero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tage Backlund in the 40th minute of play. César Moraes scored 0-4 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Amos Nero, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After the first half Xiboquinha FC were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sydney Antunes to make the kick off. If Tiberiu Jienescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 53rd minute Tage Backlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amos Nero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 55th minute, Tage Backlund left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Xiboquinha FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. The audience thought a goal was coming when César Moraes got free with Amos Nero in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tage Backlund got free with Amos Nero in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 63 minutes into the match, Tage Backlund dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Amos Nero, 0-6. Tage Backlund did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-7 to the left of a surprised Amos Nero 66 minutes into the match. Rony Zanette made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adelino Perez in the 70th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Atlético-MG's goal looked a bit too open when Tage Backlund came free, but Amos Nero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Atlético-MG defense, Tage Backlund kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Amos Nero. The Atlético-MG fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Amos Nero should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Atlético-MG's Amos Nero got control of the ball when Tage Backlund tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sydney Antunes hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 87th minute, Xiboquinha FC's Tiberiu Jienescu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Amos Nero. Amos Nero yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-10. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Favoretto in the 90th minute of play forced Atlético-MG's goalkeeper Amos Nero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Atlético-MG getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Doaej Boften hit a great ball. Tage Backlund could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Amos Nero made a huge save. A hard shot 95 in the game by César Moraes from a close distance when the talented Amos Nero managed to make a qualified save. Atlético-MG's players were relieved. When the final whistle sounded Xiboquinha FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Atlético-MG.