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Estádio Aljubarrota
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Bart-Jan Elens started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Josué da Silveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luisão Marquez having to interfere. Bart-Jan Elens struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Luisão Marquez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kroeff. Explozivos's Luisão Marquez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rômulo Tande in the 12th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Bart-Jan Elens had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luisão Marquez. Explozivos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bart-Jan Elens was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Josué da Silveira during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Josué da Silveira kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After some careless play in the Explozivos defense, Josué da Silveira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luisão Marquez. The Explozivos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luisão Marquez should have stopped the shot. Josué da Silveira might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luisão Marquez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Josué da Silveira ran back to his position shaking his head. Nuno Perez kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ismael Terra in the 38th minute of play forced Explozivos's goalkeeper Luisão Marquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Kroeff's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Pedro Castro came free, but Vitório de Queirós reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kroeff's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Arthur Dionísio was slow to take the kick. During this time Explozivos's players had a chance to rest. After a rather tough play, Kroeff's Tytus Debowy got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Bart-Jan Elens hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The Explozivos players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Kroeff were winning 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zé Pedro Castro to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rômulo Tande in the 51st minute of play forced Explozivos's goalkeeper Luisão Marquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute, Josué da Silveira made a precise shot to the right of Luisão Marquez. Explozivos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Yan Luz lost his temper 60 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 59th minute of the game. One of Explozivos:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Kroeff:s goal. After 63 minutes Explozivos's goalkeeper Luisão Marquez managed, with a little bit of luck, save Josué da Silveira's penalty, on his right side after a tricky shot. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Explozivos's goalkeeper Luisão Marquez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luisão Marquez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rômulo Tande, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Juan Rossi kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. After 73 minutes, Zé Pedro Castro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Explozivos and the Kroeff players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 73rd minute of the game. One of Explozivos:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Kroeff:s goal. Explozivos:s Luisão Marquez showed great skill when he stopped Josué da Silveira:s penalty. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nuno Perez during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 77th minute, Nuno Perez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 79 minutes, Bart-Jan Elens managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kroeff's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bart-Jan Elens was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kroeff's Vitório de Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Rossi in the 80th minute of play. If Bart-Jan Elens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luisão Marquez was a little too slow when Bart-Jan Elens got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 86th minute. The score was now 0-5. Josué da Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 96th match minute, Explozivos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Paraense to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bart-Jan Elens in the 97th minute of play forced Explozivos's goalkeeper Luisão Marquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kroeff's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.