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Alexandria Arena
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rony Andrade started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Noel Soeiro during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A hard shot by Renan Falcão from long distance, 6 minutes into the match, got Rafinha Dante's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Noel Soeiro hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. 14 minutes into the match, Matheus Hermes notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Imperium MZC's Hílton Novaes. Hílton Novaes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Augusto Arósio took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 17th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Hílton Novaes. Imperium MZC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Rony Andrade struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Hílton Novaes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Santa Luzia. Hílton Novaes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kaká Guedes in the 21st minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, Imperium MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Matheus Hermes came free, but Hílton Novaes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 23 played minutes Imperium MZC got a freekick which was hit by Renato Perez. After a defensive mix-up in Imperium MZC's zone, Rony Andrade stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hílton Novaes came out of the goal and Rony Andrade tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 27th minute, Noel Soeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Matheus Hermes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 46th minute, Glauco Rocha reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rafinha Dante. The goal made the score 1-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jarbas Gaúcho was the one to do the kick off. Matheus Hermes was extremely unlucky when he, in the 52nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Renato Perez hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Hílton Novaes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rony Andrade, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fábio da Costa in the 59th minute of play forced Santa Luzia's goalkeeper Rafinha Dante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafinha Dante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wágner Hermes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matheus Hermes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 65 minutes into the match, Matheus Hermes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hílton Novaes. Imperium MZC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Matheus Hermes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Kaká Guedes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hílton Novaes having to interfere. Renato Perez kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Davi Cerezo was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 72 minutes into the match. The supporters of Imperium MZC booed when Santa Luzia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Davi Cerezo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Imperium MZC booed when Santa Luzia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Paiva didn't get a good kick on the ball. Augusto Arósio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Hílton Novaes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rony Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Hílton Novaes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Santa Luzia players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.