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Alfenas Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when William Meireles kicked off to start the match. Germano Barros stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of William Meireles's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Germano Barros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cléber Porto in the 6th minute of play. If Cléber Porto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, William Meireles managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dragões Azuis FC's supporters rose to their feet, but William Meireles was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Germano Barros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 16 minutes into the game, Agnaldo Dantas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Passos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dragões Azuis FC the free kick. In the 16th minute, Agnaldo Dantas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Passos FC booed when Dragões Azuis FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vicente Castro didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot 20 in the game by Túlio Cearense from a close distance when the talented Valdo Perez managed to make a qualified save. Dragões Azuis FC's players were relieved. The audience was convinced that William Meireles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Germano Barros was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. In the 24th minute Norberto Messias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valdo Perez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valdo Perez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Norberto Messias in the 28th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Passos FC's Raí Gaúcho got a free kick in the 29th minute. When Jorginho Souza fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Passos FC's protests and gave Jorginho Souza a yellow card for diving instead. After 29 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Passos FC! In the 31st minute there was a penalty for Dragões Azuis FC. Cleiton Guerra stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Germano Barros. 0-1. Germano Barros stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of William Meireles's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. The supporters of Dragões Azuis FC booed when Passos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Paulo Rocha didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 48th minute, Cleiton Guerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Norberto Messias made the kick off in the second half. Raí Gaúcho kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. 55 minutes into the match, Passos FC's goalkeeper Germano Barros had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by William Meireles. Raí Gaúcho charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Raí Gaúcho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 59th minute, Raí Gaúcho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpected shot in the 61st minute by William Meireles got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Iuri Sampaio hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Valdo Perez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norberto Messias in the 67th minute of the match. When William Meireles, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 71 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Germano Barros was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norberto Messias in the 73rd minute of play forced Dragões Azuis FC's goalkeeper Valdo Perez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valdo Perez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raí Gaúcho in the 75th minute of play. After some careless play in the Dragões Azuis FC defense, Túlio Cearense kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Valdo Perez. The Dragões Azuis FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Valdo Perez should have stopped the shot. Raí Gaúcho kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Dragões Azuis FC's Ramiro de Azevedo got a free kick in the 86th minute. After a rather tough play, Dragões Azuis FC's Cléber Porto got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Valdo Perez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Túlio Cearense in the 96th minute of play. 98 minutes into the game, Túlio Cearense cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Valdo Perez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Passos FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.