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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Olavo Galvão made the kick off and thus started the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Raúl Ramos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cruzeiro RCS's supporters rose to their feet, but Raúl Ramos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sidney de Mendonça breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. ßΛŁΛĐЄIRØS SPØRT ČŁUBЄ!!!'s Sidney de Mendonça proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save ßΛŁΛĐЄIRØS SPØRT ČŁUBЄ!!! from getting a goal against them. Raúl Ramos received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sidney de Mendonça came out and tried to block the shot, but Raúl Ramos slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 18th minute. Fausto Araújo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olavo Galvão, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. After 22 minutes of play, ßΛŁΛĐЄIRØS SPØRT ČŁUBЄ!!!'s Olavo Galvão made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fausto Araújo was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 35 played minutes ßΛŁΛĐЄIRØS SPØRT ČŁUBЄ!!! got a freekick which was hit by Vitinho Braga. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Raúl Ramos in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sidney de Mendonça prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Raúl Ramos struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Sidney de Mendonça didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cruzeiro RCS. Olavo Galvão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Fausto Araújo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 46th match minute, Cruzeiro RCS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lúcio Prado to maneuver through the defense. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Raúl Ramos was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute Raúl Ramos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sidney de Mendonça saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro RCS's goalkeeper Fausto Araújo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Claudinei Freire. 59 minutes into the match, Claudinei Freire notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Cruzeiro RCS's Fausto Araújo. Fausto Araújo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sidney de Mendonça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raúl Ramos in the 68th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Raúl Ramos made a precise shot to the right of Sidney de Mendonça. ßΛŁΛĐЄIRØS SPØRT ČŁUBЄ!!!'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. After 73 minutes, Cipriano Nunes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ßΛŁΛĐЄIRØS SPØRT ČŁUBЄ!!! and the Cruzeiro RCS players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 73rd minute, Cipriano Nunes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fausto Araújo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olavo Galvão, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 89 minutes into the match, Olavo Galvão dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Fausto Araújo, 2-3. If Raúl Ramos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute, Vitinho Braga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute, Lúcio Prado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.