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ESTÁDIO VILLA MENDES
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) After 5 minutes, Mané Koehler mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CLUBE PANTERA NEGRA and the Cruzeiro esporte clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mané Koehler hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. 6 minutes into the match, CLUBE PANTERA NEGRA's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Félix came free, but Luís Guilherme Almeida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the CLUBE PANTERA NEGRA defense, Magno Perez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luís Guilherme Almeida. The CLUBE PANTERA NEGRA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luís Guilherme Almeida should have stopped the shot. After having played for 11 minutes, Jackie Chana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CLUBE PANTERA NEGRA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jackie Chana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 13 minutes of play, Cruzeiro esporte clube's Lino Félix made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luís Guilherme Almeida was left in no man's land by his defense there! Carlos Alberto Aguiar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th minute, Lino Félix made a precise shot to the right of Luís Guilherme Almeida. CLUBE PANTERA NEGRA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. 23 minutes in the game, Maurício Guimarães fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Francisco Valadares having to interfere. When Lino Félix came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Cruzeiro esporte clube fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lino Félix couldn't finish the play. Lino Félix scored 0-4 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luís Guilherme Almeida, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. CLUBE PANTERA NEGRA's Luís Guilherme Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Naldo das Neves in the 36th minute of play. Luís Guilherme Almeida stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Magno Perez's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. After 44 played minutes, Cruzeiro esporte clube's Paulinho Luz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Luís Guilherme Almeida came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Cruzeiro esporte clube reached it. An unexpected shot in the 49th minute by Mané Koehler got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Narciso Lucas to make the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Cruzeiro esporte clube's Narciso Lucas slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Luís Guilherme Almeida. That made the score 0-5 after 57 minutes of play. Carlos Alberto Aguiar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luís Guilherme Almeida was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Narciso Lucas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 68 minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, CLUBE PANTERA NEGRA's goal looked a bit too open when Narciso Lucas came free, but Luís Guilherme Almeida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 73 minutes into the game, Cruzeiro esporte clube's Lino Félix nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luís Guilherme Almeida made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. Francisco Valadares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Alberto Aguiar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute, Lino Félix ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luís Guilherme Almeida was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. With an all-out effort, Cruzeiro esporte clube's Luís Guilherme Almeida threw himself towards the right post 81 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Naldo das Neves, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Maurício Guimarães'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. Maurício Guimarães helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to CLUBE PANTERA NEGRA getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Maurício Guimarães hit a great ball. Luís Guilherme Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Magno Perez, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 90 minutes into the match, CLUBE PANTERA NEGRA's goal looked a bit too open when Narciso Lucas came free, but Luís Guilherme Almeida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maurício Guimarães received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Francisco Valadares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The CLUBE PANTERA NEGRA fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Cruzeiro esporte clube were clearly better and deserved to take the win.