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Whaddon Road
Spectators: 7261 (Terracing: 5447, Seating: 1670, VIP seats: 144) After 8 minutes of play, Cheltenham Town FSCMZ's Paulo Queiroz made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benê Prestes was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 11th minute of the match Diego Cavalcante sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cleiton Dracena skillfully saved the ball. Cleiton Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anísio de Castro in the 17th minute of play. Júnior Bastos hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Hernani de Andrade took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 22nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Benê Prestes. Crominia's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 24th minute, José Koehler 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. Anísio de Castro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cleiton Dracena having to interfere. Téo Alvarenga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cleiton Dracena having to interfere. After some careless play in the Cheltenham Town FSCMZ defense, Anísio de Castro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cleiton Dracena. The Cheltenham Town FSCMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cleiton Dracena should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Téo Alvarenga in the 39th minute of play forced Cheltenham Town FSCMZ's goalkeeper Cleiton Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Cheltenham Town FSCMZ's Paulo Queiroz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Benê Prestes. That made the score 2-1 after 48 minutes of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Paulo Queiroz was the one to do the kick off. Benê Prestes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Queiroz in the 58th minute of play. After 60 minutes, Gonçalo Amaral mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cheltenham Town FSCMZ and the Crominia players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 63rd minute, Téo Alvarenga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th minute, Paulo Queiroz 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. José Koehler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Benê Prestes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cleiton Dracena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anísio de Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulo Queiroz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Téo Alvarenga got free with Cleiton Dracena in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Benê Prestes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Koehler, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After 80 minutes, Gerson Munhoz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Crominia and the Cheltenham Town FSCMZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Crominia getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Erik Paraibano hit a great ball. With a little luck, Cheltenham Town FSCMZ's Cleiton Dracena got control of the ball when Téo Alvarenga tried to sneak it across the goal line. Téo Alvarenga succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-2 in the 88th playminute. If Téo Alvarenga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cheltenham Town FSCMZ's defense didn't have a chance, in the 92nd minute, when Anísio de Castro scored to the left of an out of position Cleiton Dracena, making the score, 2-3. After a rather tough play, Crominia's Erik Paraibano got a free kick in the 95th minute. Crominia's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.