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Mineirão
Spectators: 7776 (Terracing: 5833, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) Clayton Sergi made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 5th minute, Richard Mendes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SE Palestra Itália fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. A collision led to Xiboquinha FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Manoel Couto hit a great ball. Jacob Preuss fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tony Chaves having to interfere. Rony Zanette showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristóvão Madureira in the 20th minute of the match. Rony Zanette took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristóvão Madureira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Cristóvão Madureira took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Rony Zanette to make any attempt to save it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfredão Corrêa during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 37 minutes into the game, one of SE Palestra Itália:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After 45 minutes of play, Xiboquinha FC's Tage Backlund made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tony Chaves was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tage Backlund to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes, Bruno Dias mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SE Palestra Itália and the Xiboquinha FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bruno Dias hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. After 55 minutes, Jacob Preuss mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Xiboquinha FC and the SE Palestra Itália players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 55th minute, Jacob Preuss hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 57th minute Clayton Sergi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rony Zanette saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SE Palestra Itália's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Richard Mendes in the 58th minute. A collision led to SE Palestra Itália getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Carlos Augusto Neto hit a great ball. In the 64th match minute, SE Palestra Itália was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Augusto Neto to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Tage Backlund's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tony Chaves was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. 82 minutes into the match, Xiboquinha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristóvão Madureira came free, but Rony Zanette reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tony Chaves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacob Preuss in the 83rd minute of the match. Acar Buğrahan struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Rony Zanette didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SE Palestra Itália. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yenal Kargin during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Yenal Kargin hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match.