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IBIGALAXY ARENA
Spectators: 7217 (Terracing: 5414, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dorival Trevisan got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Porto Alegre's goal looked a bit too open when Dorival Trevisan came free, but Giovani Lopez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the match Pedrinho Sanches climbed in front of goal and pressed up 1-0 in the right cross behind a totally surprised Giovani Lopez. The Cruzeiro Porto Alegre fans' excitement grew in the 22nd match minute when Cruzeiro Porto Alegre's Toninho Pinho looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to Cruzeiro Porto Alegre getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Nildo Rosa hit a great ball. In the 28th match minute, Cruzeiro Porto Alegre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nildo Rosa to maneuver through the defense. Pedrinho Sanches sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as IBIGALAXY FC's Dorival Trevisan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Giovani Lopez. That made the score 2-1 after 36 minutes of play. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Sílvio Luiz Bueno took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Giovani Lopez to make any attempt to save it. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Toninho Pinho stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Dorival Trevisan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giovani Lopez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cruzeiro Porto Alegre's Giovani Lopez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dorival Trevisan in the 56th minute of play. When Dorival Trevisan came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the IBIGALAXY FC 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 Dorival Trevisan couldn't finish the play. Giovani Lopez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedrinho Sanches, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Giovani Lopez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dorival Trevisan, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 65th minute, Pedrinho Sanches got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. IBIGALAXY FC's Pedrinho Sanches got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 79th minute Toninho Pinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Porto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toninho Pinho in the 81st minute of play forced IBIGALAXY FC's goalkeeper Hugo Porto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedrinho Sanches might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Giovani Lopez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pedrinho Sanches ran back to his position shaking his head. Giovani Lopez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedrinho Sanches, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giovani Lopez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedrinho Sanches, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dorival Trevisan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Giovani Lopez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 98th minute of play. IBIGALAXY FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Cruzeiro Porto Alegre for a fine match.