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Spectators: 7178 (Terracing: 5385, Seating: 1651, VIP seats: 142) After a defensive mix-up in Astro MZ's zone, Romeu Quadros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mateus Couto came out of the goal and Romeu Quadros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mateus Couto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Leopoldo Mineiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mateus Couto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leopoldo Mineiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Astro MZ's zone, Francisco Rocha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mateus Couto came out of the goal and Francisco Rocha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee gave K-lux City a penalty, 16 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Mané Domingues, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Astro MZ's Mateus Couto. 0-1. Francisco Rocha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mateus Couto having to interfere. Leopoldo Mineiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Mateus Couto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Róbson de Alcântara stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Róbson de Alcântara ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedrinho Passos was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Romeu Quadros kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Róbson de Alcântara might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedrinho Passos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Róbson de Alcântara ran back to his position shaking his head. Leopoldo Mineiros short, quick shot in the 62ndth minute got Mateus Couto to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Mateus Couto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Pedro Godoi in the 64th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Astro MZ's Renatinho da Rocha got a free kick in the 64th minute. A nice corner shot did that Mané Domingues got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mateus Couto quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Leopoldo Mineiro struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Mateus Couto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for K-lux City. K-lux City's Pedrinho Passos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Róbson de Alcântara in the 74th minute of play. If Leopoldo Mineiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Róbson de Alcântara in the 79th minute of play forced K-lux City's goalkeeper Pedrinho Passos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mateus Couto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Astro MZ's goalkeeper Mateus Couto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Renatinho da Rocha hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. K-lux City's Francisco Rocha got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match was over K-lux City could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Astro MZ throughout the match.