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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Jiang Bing Ning showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 余永川 in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 4th minute Cruzeiro Esporte Clube were awarded a corner. Ye Hong Shi went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Ye Hong Shi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Rossangeles's Jiang Bing Ning did a great save. Jiang Bing Ning made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 余永川 in the 8th minute of play. After 10 minutes Rossangeles's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ye Hong Shi who took care of the corner kick. Gualter Meirelles was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Arthur Bufi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yu Bing Hong in the 13th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Ye Hong Shi seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ye Hong Shi the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ye Hong Shi had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 15 minutes into the game, one of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. With a little luck, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Arthur Bufi got control of the ball when Yu Bing Hong tried to sneak it across the goal line. Wang Feng's late challenge caught a Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wang Feng helped the player get up and apologised. In the 20th match minute, Rossangeles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wang Feng to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd match minute, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gwidon Cwojdak to maneuver through the defense. Jiang Bing Ning made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gong Fan in the 27th minute of play. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gong Fan in the 28th minute. A nice corner shot did that Gong Fan got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jiang Bing Ning quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 37th minute, Yu Bing Hong ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arthur Bufi was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Gwidon Cwojdak kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Arthur Bufi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gu Zhou Xiao in the 45th minute. When Enrique de Mendonça fell near the penalty area in the 48th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's protests and gave Enrique de Mendonça a yellow card for diving instead. In the 48th match minute, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrique de Mendonça to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Rossangeles booed when Cruzeiro Esporte Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enrique de Mendonça didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

A collision led to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Gualter Meirelles hit a great ball. A collision led to Rossangeles getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Pete Maverick hit a great ball. If Gwidon Cwojdak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Adriano Imperatore fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rossangeles's protests and gave Adriano Imperatore a yellow card for diving instead. With a little luck, Rossangeles's Jiang Bing Ning got control of the ball when Cristi Saron tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube made a substitution. Douglas Botelho replaced Enrique de Mendonça. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gwidon Cwojdak got free with Jiang Bing Ning in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jiang Bing Ning made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gwidon Cwojdak in the 83rd minute of play. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Isidro Ferman quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Pete Maverick, made in the 85th minute of the game. Jiang Bing Ning made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristi Saron in the 87th minute. Jiang Bing Ning showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gwidon Cwojdak in the 88th minute of the match. Jiang Bing Ning showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gwidon Cwojdak, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 95th match minute, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gwidon Cwojdak to maneuver through the defense. Joaquin Ponte hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Rossangeles had won after a very even match.