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Staples Mineiro
Spectators: 7705 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) Donato Toscano hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in CruLakers SAF's zone, Hulk Orange stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vlad Bistreanu came out of the goal and Hulk Orange tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Donato Toscano fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CruLakers SAF's protests and gave Donato Toscano a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Águia Tricolor booed when CruLakers SAF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Donato Toscano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gugu Vinhas took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vlad Bistreanu. Vlad Bistreanu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 16thth minute of the game Erik Pinheiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CruLakers SAF's Vlad Bistreanu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Águia Tricolor's goalkeeper Murat Selim Zaik, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Erik Pinheiro struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Vlad Bistreanu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Águia Tricolor. 34 minutes into the match, CruLakers SAF's goal looked a bit too open when Gugu Vinhas came free, but Vlad Bistreanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paulo Renato Brodel made in the 36th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by CruLakers SAF's Róbson Abraão. The supporters of Águia Tricolor booed when CruLakers SAF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Donato Toscano didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Igor Simão was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th match minute, CruLakers SAF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Davi Munhoz to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, CruLakers SAF's Davi Munhoz got a free kick in the 56th minute. The supporters of CruLakers SAF booed when Águia Tricolor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guga França didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 61st minute Igor Simão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Murat Selim Zaik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carlos Diniz lost his temper 63 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Águia Tricolor were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after CruLakers SAF's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hulk Orange took the corner. The corner ended in Hulk Orange almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but CruLakers SAF's Vlad Bistreanu did a great save. Águia Tricolor's Otto Bähr was substituted for César Pena. Águia Tricolor's Armando Veiga was substituted for Erik Pinheiro. Águia Tricolor made a substitution. Gabriel Batistuta replaced Guga França. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Gugu Vinhas took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Vlad Bistreanu to make any attempt to save it. A collision led to Águia Tricolor getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Gabriel Batistuta hit a great ball. Vlad Bistreanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gugu Vinhas, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. 98 minutes into the match, CruLakers SAF's goal looked a bit too open when Gugu Vinhas came free, but Vlad Bistreanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match was over Águia Tricolor could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than CruLakers SAF throughout the match.