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Mineirão
Spectators: 6150 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 50) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Raí de Brito got the match started through his kick off. Tarcisio Macedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Juvenal de Godoi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. João Carlos de Sena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raí de Brito in the 21st minute of the match. Cruzeiro EC's Juvenal de Godoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tarcisio Macedo in the 29th minute of play. João Carlos de Sena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raí de Brito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardinho Vander struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Juvenal de Godoi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for F.C Skoud. Marcus Abraão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Juvenal de Godoi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hamílton Marquez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juvenal de Godoi having to interfere.

The wind increased when Hamílton Marquez made the kick off in the second half. Marcus Abraão struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Juvenal de Godoi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for F.C Skoud. Paulo José Perez's late challenge caught a F.C Skoud's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paulo José Perez helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro EC's Paulo José Perez got a free kick in the 58th minute. Juvenal de Godoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardinho Vander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diguinho Alcântara hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. An unexpected shot in the 65th minute by Marcus Abraão got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Marcus Abraão hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Bernardinho Vander blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Juvenal de Godoi having to make a save. After 73 minutes, Diguinho Alcântara mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cruzeiro EC and the F.C Skoud players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 73 played minutes Cruzeiro EC got a freekick which was hit by Diguinho Alcântara. Marcus Abraão's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Juvenal de Godoi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. The supporters of F.C Skoud booed when Cruzeiro EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diguinho Alcântara didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marcus Abraão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juvenal de Godoi having to interfere. Marcus Abraão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cruzeiro EC's goalkeeper Juvenal de Godoi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Bernardinho Vander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcus Abraão made in the 89th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Bernardinho Vander immediately put the ball in play. 91 minutes into the game, José Vítor Barral threw the ball into play from the sideline. F.C Skoud's Hamílton Marquez quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Juvenal de Godoi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Marcus Abraão showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 92 minute of play. When the match was over F.C Skoud could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Cruzeiro EC throughout the match.