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NEO QUIMICA STADIUM
Spectators: 7715 (Terracing: 5815, Seating: 1750, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Natã Madureira started the match with the kick off. Nelson de Lima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Anderson Trigo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 6 minutes, Natã Madureira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Cruzeiro FC and the Corinthians Paulista players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 6th match minute, Real Cruzeiro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Natã Madureira to maneuver through the defense. Rubinho de Amaral was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Patrick Netto showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 8 minute of play. Patrick Netto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Rubinho de Amaral made a huge save. A collision led to Real Cruzeiro FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Baltazar Zonta hit a great ball. After 20 played minutes Corinthians Paulista got a freekick which was hit by Kiko Abraão. Anderson Trigo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baltazar Zonta in the 22nd minute of play. Rubinho de Amaral made an important save on a dangerous shot by Patrick Netto in the 23rd minute. Luís Guilherme Cabral charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luís Guilherme Cabral the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Real Cruzeiro FC's Luís Guilherme Cabral got a free kick in the 24th minute. 26 minutes into the game, Nilmar Paraense lined in a short shot 2-1 behind a frustrated Rubinho de Amaral. Nilmar Paraense could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Rubinho de Amaral made a huge save. After having played for 39 minutes, Nelson de Lima managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Cruzeiro FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nelson de Lima was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Baltazar Zonta fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Real Cruzeiro FC's protests and gave Baltazar Zonta a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Real Cruzeiro FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Tales Salgado hit a great ball. Harry Potter's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Rubinho de Amaral firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 46 minutes Real Cruzeiro FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Harry Potter who took care of the corner kick. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Patrick Netto made a kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Luís Guilherme Cabral managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Cruzeiro FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Guilherme Cabral was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rubinho de Amaral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilmar Paraense, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Rubinho de Amaral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrick Netto in the 54th minute of the match. Patrick Netto took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rubinho de Amaral. Rubinho de Amaral dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Anderson Trigo made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Baltazar Zonta sent off a good shot on target. Natã Madureiras short, quick shot in the 64thth minute got Anderson Trigo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Anderson Trigo didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Real Cruzeiro FC's Natã Madureira shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-2 in the ordered_time% minute. After 69 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Corinthians Paulista! An unexpectedly hard shot by Baltazar Zonta in the 75th minute of play forced Corinthians Paulista's goalkeeper Anderson Trigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anderson Trigo stood somewhat misplaced when Baltazar Zonta came free in front of goal and shot 3-4 to the left of him in the 82 minute. Natã Madureira's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 85thth minute, Anderson Trigo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Natã Madureira took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anderson Trigo. Anderson Trigo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-5. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Nilmar Paraense managed to get in a good position for a shot. Corinthians Paulista's supporters rose to their feet, but Nilmar Paraense was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rubinho de Amaral breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Harry Potter during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Real Cruzeiro FC booed when Corinthians Paulista was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Harry Potter didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Real Cruzeiro FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Real Cruzeiro FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.