San Siro Stadium
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114,
Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Real Cruzeiro FC's Gonçalo Sarmento 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. Belmiro Urbano kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Inter de Melão's Marcinho Marques got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Real Cruzeiro FC's Luís Guilherme Cabral in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Inter de Melão's goalie prevented a goal. Gonçalo Sarmento's late challenge caught a Inter de Melão's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gonçalo Sarmento helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Inter de Melão booed when Real Cruzeiro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gonçalo Sarmento didn't get a good kick on the ball. The attack was good, but when Wiliam Domingues in the 9th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Júnior Salles struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Ernani Dias didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Real Cruzeiro FC. The audience was convinced that Gonçalo Sarmento's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ernani Dias was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Gonçalo Sarmento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ernani Dias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Guilherme Cabral in the 25th minute of play. 26 minutes into the game, Real Cruzeiro FC's Ronaldo Vianna nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ernani Dias made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 34th match minute, Inter de Melão was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé de Salles to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Real Cruzeiro FC's Júnior Salles tried to score from far away in the 34th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Murilo Nascimento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Ivo Amaral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Pedro Baptista came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Inter de Melão 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 Pedro Baptista couldn't finish the play. With an all-out effort, Inter de Melão's Ivo Amaral threw himself towards the right post 47 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Pedro Baptista, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pedro Baptista stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Belmiro Urbano charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Belmiro Urbano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Inter de Melão booed when Real Cruzeiro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Belmiro Urbano didn't get a good kick on the ball. 54 minutes into the match, Real Cruzeiro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Wiliam Domingues came free, but Ivo Amaral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Júnior Salles recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Ciro Amorim fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Inter de Melão's protests and gave Ciro Amorim a yellow card for diving instead. In the 59th match minute, Inter de Melão was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ciro Amorim to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Inter de Melão's goalkeeper Ernani Dias, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Inter de Melão's Ernani Dias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonçalo Sarmento in the 64th minute of play. After 66 minutes of play, Inter de Melão's Marcinho Marques made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ivo Amaral was left in no man's land by his defense there! 72 minutes into the match, Real Cruzeiro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Baptista came free, but Ivo Amaral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute, Gonçalo Sarmento 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. 76 minutes into the game, Luís Guilherme Cabral cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Ernani Dias was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 79 minutes into the match, Ronaldo Vianna notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Inter de Melão's Ernani Dias. Ernani Dias was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 82 minutes into the match, Murilo Nascimento notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of Real Cruzeiro FC's Ivo Amaral. Ivo Amaral was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Wiliam Domingues fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivo Amaral having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Pedro Baptista made a precise shot to the right of Ivo Amaral. Real Cruzeiro FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-3. After 94 minutes, Aníbal Neto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Cruzeiro FC and the Inter de Melão players grew even worse after the yellow card. Aníbal Neto kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Wiliam Domingues fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivo Amaral having to interfere.
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