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Spectators: 7190 (Terracing: 5394, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when João Francisco de Alcântara kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sérgio Rocha in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vito Velloso saved Dortmund from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in AC Dragons's zone, Eliézer Ortiz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Michel Bezerra came out of the goal and Eliézer Ortiz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vito Velloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Francisco de Alcântara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Eliézer Ortiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raí Cavalcante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Michel Bezerra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 19th minute Dortmund were awarded a corner. Tomé Hoffmann went to the cornerflag to take it. Tomé Hoffmann made a great header on Dortmund's corner, it was just that AC Dragons's Michel Bezerra managed to reach the ball for a save. 24 minutes into the game, Tomé Hoffmann was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dortmund's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AC Dragons the free kick. 23 minutes into the game, one of Dortmund:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After a rather tough play, Dortmund's Téo Ferraz got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Eliézer Ortiz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 40 minutes into the game, João Francisco de Alcântara cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Vito Velloso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Raí Cavalcante sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Raí Cavalcante to strike the kick off in the second half. Dortmund's Raí Cavalcante got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. João Francisco de Alcântara was extremely unlucky when he, in the 57th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After having played for 60 minutes, Eliézer Ortiz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dortmund's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eliézer Ortiz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Michel Bezerra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliézer Ortiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 65th minute, Raí Cavalcante made a precise shot to the right of Michel Bezerra. AC Dragons's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Vito Velloso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sérgio Rocha in the 68th minute. 70 minutes into the game, one of Dortmund:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Vito Velloso, was totally fooled by AC Dragons's Natanael Nascimento, who 72 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. After 76 played minutes AC Dragons got a freekick which was hit by João Francisco de Alcântara. If Eliézer Ortiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nestor Reis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Vito Velloso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Michel Bezerra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raí Cavalcante in the 94th minute of the match. Vito Velloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Francisco de Alcântara in the 100th minute of play. The Dortmund supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching AC Dragons's performance. The match ended with a win for AC Dragons.