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Matadouro ASM
Spectators: 7253 (Terracing: 5441, Seating: 1668, VIP seats: 144) Açougue Santa Maria's Marcel Eger started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Carlos Ortiz fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Açougue Santa Maria's protests and gave Carlos Ortiz a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of CAPE TOWN MZC booed when Açougue Santa Maria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Ortiz didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 12 minutes, Júlio Félix mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Açougue Santa Maria and the CAPE TOWN MZC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 13 played minutes Açougue Santa Maria got a freekick which was hit by Júlio Félix. Ernesto Miranda struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Angelo Sotero didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CAPE TOWN MZC. Angelo Sotero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexsandro de Barros in the 15th minute of the match. If Júlio Félix had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcel Eger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Onur Ali Pekiner hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ernesto Miranda in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Angelo Sotero saved Açougue Santa Maria from getting behind. In the 29th minute Marcel Eger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juninho Antunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcel Eger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juninho Antunes having to interfere. After some careless play in the CAPE TOWN MZC defense, Júlio Félix kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juninho Antunes. The CAPE TOWN MZC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juninho Antunes should have stopped the shot. In the 37th minute Carlos Ortiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juninho Antunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juninho Antunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel Eger in the 40th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Marcel Eger managed to get in a good position for a shot. Açougue Santa Maria's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcel Eger was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juninho Antunes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ernesto Miranda to make the kick off. Açougue Santa Maria's Júlio Félix got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Júlio Félix sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juninho Antunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Júlio Félix, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Onur Ali Pekiner struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Juninho Antunes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Açougue Santa Maria. Juninho Antunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Júlio Félix in the 66th minute of play. Matías Favoretto's late challenge caught a Açougue Santa Maria's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Matías Favoretto helped the player get up and apologised. After 71 played minutes CAPE TOWN MZC got a freekick which was hit by Matías Favoretto. In the 72nd minute, Marcel Eger 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. If Marcel Eger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ricardo Pimenta charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ricardo Pimenta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 76th match minute, CAPE TOWN MZC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardo Pimenta to maneuver through the defense. Júlio Félix sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcel Eger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 82nd minute Onur Ali Pekiner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juninho Antunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, CAPE TOWN MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Ortiz came free, but Juninho Antunes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Matías Favoretto got his second yellow card in the match during the 85th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, CAPE TOWN MZC's Matías Favoretto got a free kick in the 86th minute. CAPE TOWN MZC's Juninho Antunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Dante in the 90th minute of play. Jairo Dante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Juninho Antunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcel Eger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juninho Antunes having to interfere. Carlos Ortiz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Açougue Santa Maria's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.