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Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Joélson Paraibano made the kick off and thus started the match. Gianluigi Donnarumma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nico de Mendonça, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 4 minutes into the match, S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's goal looked a bit too open when Benê Amorim came free, but Gianluigi Donnarumma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute, Benê Amorim ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gianluigi Donnarumma was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 8th minute, Juan Zanette hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 17 played minutes S.E.R. Caxias do Sul got a freekick which was hit by Joélson Paraibano. Gianluigi Donnarumma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nico de Mendonça in the 19th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ladislao Mazurkiewicz got free with Serginho Taffarel in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 27 minutes of play, S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Joélson Paraibano made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Serginho Taffarel was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ladislao Mazurkiewicz kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Nico de Mendonça fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gianluigi Donnarumma having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nico de Mendonça in the 35th minute of play forced S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nico de Mendonça in the 35th minute of play forced S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gianluigi Donnarumma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nico de Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 36 minutes, Ivo Mello mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the S.E.R. Caxias do Sul and the MINEIROS players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of MINEIROS booed when S.E.R. Caxias do Sul was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivo Mello didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th minute, Ladislao Mazurkiewicz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gabriel França hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. In the 44th minute of the match Benê Amorim sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gianluigi Donnarumma skillfully saved the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nico de Mendonça was the one to do the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Joélson Paraibano notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of MINEIROS's Serginho Taffarel. Serginho Taffarel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 62 minutes, Vágner Gaspar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MINEIROS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vágner Gaspar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 63 minutes into the match, Ladislao Mazurkiewicz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Serginho Taffarel. MINEIROS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ladislao Mazurkiewicz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. MINEIROS's Maicon Quintal was substituted for Benê Amorim. After 74 minutes, Caio Rosa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the S.E.R. Caxias do Sul and the MINEIROS players grew even worse after the yellow card. MINEIROS's William Guerreiro shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 75th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Gianluigi Donnarumma but with some difficulty. 82 minutes into the match, Nico de Mendonça notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Gianluigi Donnarumma. Gianluigi Donnarumma was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Juan Zanette fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MINEIROS's protests and gave Juan Zanette a yellow card for diving instead. Juan Zanette kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joélson Paraibano in the 87th minute of play forced MINEIROS's goalkeeper Serginho Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute, Joélson Paraibano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The S.E.R. Caxias do Sul fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. Gianluigi Donnarumma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Fernandes in the 91st minute of the match.