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Spectators: 7541 (Terracing: 5657, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Carlos Eduardo Penha kicked off to start the match. Natã Mazza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerardo Hitz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Gerardo Hitz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Natã Mazza was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gerardo Hitz in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Natã Mazza prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Agro Imortal booed when Black Rose 1979 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enzo-Nicolás Pérez didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14th minute Carlos Eduardo Penha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Johan Ahlqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sidnei Rosa's late challenge caught a Black Rose 1979's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sidnei Rosa helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Black Rose 1979 booed when Agro Imortal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sidnei Rosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Black Rose 1979 booed when Agro Imortal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Umberto Alves didn't get a good kick on the ball. Agro Imortal's Natã Mazza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Agro Imortal from getting a goal against them. After 27 minutes Agro Imortal's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sebastian Enekoitz who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Black Rose 1979's Sebastian Enekoitz to fire away a dangerous shot which Natã Mazza despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Waldemar Matorin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natã Mazza having to interfere. Natã Mazza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waldemar Matorin in the 31st minute of the match. In the 32nd minute Waldemar Matorin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Natã Mazza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Black Rose 1979's Sebastian Enekoitz dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enzo-Nicolás Pérez in the 42nd minute of play forced Agro Imortal's goalkeeper Natã Mazza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Natã Mazza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enzo-Nicolás Pérez in the 43rd minute of play. In the 46th minute, Carlos Eduardo Penha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gerardo Hitz to make the kick off. Davor Šuker took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Natã Mazza. Natã Mazza dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valério Veiga during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 56th match minute, Agro Imortal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valério Veiga to maneuver through the defense. Natã Mazza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerardo Hitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. When Black Rose 1979's Gerardo Hitz in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Agro Imortal's goalie prevented a goal. Carlos Eduardo Penha charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Eduardo Penha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Carlos Eduardo Penha hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Agro Imortal's goalkeeper Natã Mazza, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Agro Imortal booed when Black Rose 1979 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enzo-Nicolás Pérez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valdir de Amorim in the 74th minute. In the 75th minute Agro Imortal were awarded a corner. Umberto Alves went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waldemar Matorin in the 79th minute of play forced Agro Imortal's goalkeeper Natã Mazza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Natã Mazza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerardo Hitz in the 84th minute of the match. Waldemar Matorin struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Natã Mazza didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Black Rose 1979. In the 91st match minute, Black Rose 1979 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerardo Hitz to maneuver through the defense. Natã Mazza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerardo Hitz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Black Rose 1979 had played much better football throughout.