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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) New England Minas's Edgardo Silva started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lei Feng Yan in the 5th minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's goal looked a bit too open when Tony Pacheco came free, but Aurelio Walme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeremy Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lei Feng Yan in the 12th minute of play. With a little luck, New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas got control of the ball when Lucio Siekkötter tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jeremy Nicholas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucio Siekkötter in the 14th minute. Lucio Siekkötter could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Jeremy Nicholas made a huge save. 16 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Renato Augusto came free, but Jeremy Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Edgardo Silva notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Aurelio Walme. Aurelio Walme was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 20 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Lei Feng Yan came free, but Jeremy Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aurelio Walme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tony Pacheco in the 24th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ricardinho de Senna during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of New England Minas booed when S.E.R. Caxias do Sul was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardinho de Senna didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute Edgardo Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Walme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Edgardo Silva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aurelio Walme was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Jeremy Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucio Siekkötter, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Aurelio Walme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tony Pacheco, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Aurelio Walme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgardo Silva in the 33rd minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Lei Feng Yan came free, but Jeremy Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aurelio Walme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgardo Silva in the 36th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Edgardo Silva put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Aurelio Walme. Oscar Nordmark succeeded in the game's 39th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Aurelio Walme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oscar Nordmark in the 43rd minute of play. 47 minutes into the game, one of New England Minas:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The excitement rose when S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Bai Cheng Kang after 49 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for New England Minas's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 1-3. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lucio Siekkötter to make the kick off. Jeremy Nicholas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucio Siekkötter's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Glen Conklin in the 60th minute of play forced S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's goalkeeper Aurelio Walme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the match, S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's goal looked a bit too open when Edgardo Silva came free, but Aurelio Walme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tony Pacheco charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tony Pacheco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 69th match minute, New England Minas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tony Pacheco to maneuver through the defense. In the 70th minute Lucio Siekkötter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremy Nicholas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jeremy Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Owsiak in the 73rd minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Percy da Fonseca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Percy da Fonseca hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's goalkeeper Aurelio Walme, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Aurelio Walme came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by New England Minas's Edgardo Silva. But to his dismay, Edgardo Silva quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Renato Augusto in the 81st minute of play. In the 83rd minute Glen Conklin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Walme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jeremy Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardinho de Senna, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Jeremy Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Owsiak in the 93rd minute of play. A collision led to S.E.R. Caxias do Sul getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Percy da Fonseca hit a great ball. Lei Feng Yan struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Jeremy Nicholas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for S.E.R. Caxias do Sul. 98 minutes into the game, Lucio Siekkötter cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Jeremy Nicholas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match was over New England Minas could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than S.E.R. Caxias do Sul throughout the match.