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Spectators: 7179 (Terracing: 5386, Seating: 1651, VIP seats: 142) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Germano Melo started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Germano Melo in the 9th minute of play forced Mineiros-Go's goalkeeper Reinaldo Quaresma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Mineiros-Go fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 10th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Reinaldo Quaresma, was totally fooled by Chelsea's Alfredão Pirani, who 13 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Dênis Neiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fidel Shepherd in the 19th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Juninho Vasconcelos in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Reinaldo Quaresma prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fidel Shepherd received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Dênis Neiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Mineiros-Go booed when Chelsea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredão Pirani didn't get a good kick on the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Chelsea's goal looked a bit too open when Fidel Shepherd came free, but Dênis Neiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Mineiros-Go's goalkeeper Reinaldo Quaresma had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juninho Vasconcelos. Germano Melo hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Patric Dahlquist stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Chelsea's Dênis Neiva proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Chelsea from getting a goal against them. Chelsea's Dênis Neiva proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Chelsea from getting a goal against them. 62 minutes into the match, Chelsea's goalkeeper Dênis Neiva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Patric Dahlquist. After 62 played minutes Chelsea got a freekick which was hit by Dorival Vasconcelos. Thanks to some nice moves Fidel Shepherd could shoot a difficult shot in the 67th minute, which Dênis Neiva however easily saved by the left post. Reinaldo Quaresma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Germano Melo in the 70th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Germano Melo in the 73rd minute of play forced Mineiros-Go's goalkeeper Reinaldo Quaresma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Reinaldo Quaresma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Renatinho Varela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Reinaldo Quaresma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juninho Vasconcelos in the 83rd minute of play. Reinaldo Quaresma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Germano Melo in the 84th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patric Dahlquist in the 86th minute of play forced Chelsea's goalkeeper Dênis Neiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Renatinho Varela's late challenge caught a Mineiros-Go's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Renatinho Varela helped the player get up and apologised. In the 87th match minute, Chelsea was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Renatinho Varela to maneuver through the defense. 92 minutes into the match, Juninho Vasconcelos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Reinaldo Quaresma. Mineiros-Go's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juninho Vasconcelos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Chelsea had won after a very even match.