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Spectators: 7227 (Terracing: 5422, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) Johanesburgo FC's Pedro Luiz Aparecido started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Edson Almeida charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edson Almeida the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 4th match minute, Astroworld was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edson Almeida to maneuver through the defense. Edson Almeida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Mateus Damião tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mateus Damião showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edson Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Marcinho Moraes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pedro Luiz Aparecido went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. If Pedro Luiz Aparecido had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Aírton Silveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 35th minute Aírton Silveira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mateus Damião saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Edson Almeida managed to get in a good position for a shot. Astroworld's supporters rose to their feet, but Edson Almeida was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mateus Damião breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aírton Silveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mateus Damião having to interfere. A collision led to Johanesburgo FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Doriva da Costa hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The audience was convinced that Edson Almeida's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mateus Damião was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Astroworld's Aírton Silveira got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mateus Damião showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edson Almeida in the 59th minute of the match. In the 64th minute Edson Almeida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mateus Damião saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 73rd match minute, Astroworld was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivo Hoffmann to maneuver through the defense. Edson Almeida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mateus Damião having to interfere. When Jacinto Mineiro fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Johanesburgo FC's protests and gave Jacinto Mineiro a yellow card for diving instead. Ivo Hoffmann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Mateus Damião tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Astroworld's Tiago de Queiroz got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aírton Silveira got free with Mateus Damião in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Johanesburgo FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 95th minute, when Ivo Hoffmann scored to the left of an out of position Mateus Damião, making the score, 1-2. When the match was over Astroworld could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Johanesburgo FC throughout the match.