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Arena Sorocaba CIC
Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kléber Cavalcante took the kick off in the first half of the match. If César Duarte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bauer Design's Walery Zachemski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by César Duarte in the 11th minute of play. Giuseppe Guerra didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thomás Pombal went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Thomás Pombal came free with the goalkeeper in the 21st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Giuseppe Guerra could save by the left post. The supporters of Bauer Design booed when Cruzeiro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mário de Queirós didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luís Fabiano Queiroz hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Kléber Cavalcante sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 30 minutes, Kléber Cavalcante managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cruzeiro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kléber Cavalcante was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cruzeiro's Giuseppe Guerra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fasel Ogolo in the 32nd minute of play. César Duarte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If César Duarte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 38 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro's goal looked a bit too open when Fasel Ogolo came free, but Giuseppe Guerra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giuseppe Guerra was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Thomás Pombal showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 38 minute of play. Petru Bejgăneanu hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. In the 45th minute of the match Wilian Furlan shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Giuseppe Guerra showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Cafu Rossi hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fasel Ogolo was the one to do the kick off. If Petru Bejgăneanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Bauer Design's zone, Kléber Cavalcante stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Walery Zachemski came out of the goal and Kléber Cavalcante tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Walery Zachemski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kléber Cavalcante's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. Giuseppe Guerra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Umur Irgatbaşı in the 63rd minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro's goal looked a bit too open when Fasel Ogolo came free, but Giuseppe Guerra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With 65 minutes on the clock, Gilmar Abraão commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 66th match minute, Cruzeiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilmar Abraão to maneuver through the defense. Wilian Furlan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 67th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Giuseppe Guerra. Cruzeiro's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 76th minute Kléber Cavalcante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Walery Zachemski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cafu Rossi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Giuseppe Guerra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fasel Ogolo in the 85th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Fábio Ceresso in the 86th minute of play forced Cruzeiro's goalkeeper Giuseppe Guerra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giuseppe Guerra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Fábio Ceresso, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. The supporters of Cruzeiro booed when Bauer Design was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thomás Pombal didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Pinho in the 93rd minute of play forced Cruzeiro's goalkeeper Giuseppe Guerra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.