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Spectators: 7257 (Terracing: 5444, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ian Messias got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, Cruzeiro MG's Cléberson Viana got control of the ball when Luizinho Velloso tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Artemio Donio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Artemio Donio did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Cléberson Viana 12 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, Rubinho Vasconcelos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Luizinho Velloso came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Ponta da Praia FC 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 Luizinho Velloso couldn't finish the play. 19 minutes into the match, Ponta da Praia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tiaguinho Arce came free, but Tiago Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Samuca Lima fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cruzeiro MG's protests and gave Samuca Lima a yellow card for diving instead. After 22 played minutes Cruzeiro MG got a freekick which was hit by Samuca Lima. After having played for 23 minutes, Luizinho Velloso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ponta da Praia FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luizinho Velloso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 24th minute, Ponta da Praia FC's Artemio Donio dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Ian Messias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Tiago Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 31 minutes, Cléberson Viana successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Natanael Zonta hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Cléberson Viana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Artemio Donio's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. Cruzeiro MG's Cléberson Viana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artemio Donio in the 42nd minute of play. After having played for 43 minutes, Luizinho Velloso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ponta da Praia FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luizinho Velloso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Artemio Donio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ponta da Praia FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Artemio Donio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cléberson Viana breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luizinho Velloso got free with Cléberson Viana in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Artemio Donio to make the kick off. When Artemio Donio came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Ponta da Praia FC 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 Artemio Donio couldn't finish the play. Ian Messias could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Tiago Neves made a huge save. After having played for 59 minutes, Artemio Donio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ponta da Praia FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Artemio Donio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cléberson Viana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Artemio Donio's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Oséas Barral didn't quite understand what happened when in the 66 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. In the 68th match minute, Ponta da Praia FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matías de Carvalho to maneuver through the defense. In the 74th minute, Gláuber de Sousa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Alexsandro de Godoi fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ponta da Praia FC's protests and gave Alexsandro de Godoi a yellow card for diving instead. Alexsandro de Godoi hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Cléberson Viana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artemio Donio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Ponta da Praia FC fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Ponta da Praia FC's Artemio Donio 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 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Tiago Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ian Messias in the 92nd minute of the match. 93 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro MG's goal looked a bit too open when Artemio Donio came free, but Cléberson Viana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ponta da Praia FC's Tiago Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ian Messias in the 97th minute of play.