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Templo de Hérmes
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Celso Zanette took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 minutes, Sílvio Luís de Queiroz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cavalaria Hermética F.C. and the COLUMBUS CREW BR players grew even worse after the yellow card. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Celso Zanette in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ernesto Tinoco saved Cavalaria Hermética F.C. from getting behind. Cavalaria Hermética F.C.'s Ernesto Tinoco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enrique Baiano in the 19th minute of play. After 20 minutes, Laércio Tinoco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cavalaria Hermética F.C. and the COLUMBUS CREW BR players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 20 played minutes Cavalaria Hermética F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Laércio Tinoco. COLUMBUS CREW BR's Celso Zanette got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, COLUMBUS CREW BR's Dinei Cruz got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 24th minute, Luisinho de Barros sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and COLUMBUS CREW BR's Mário Matos didn't even have to move. A collision led to Cavalaria Hermética F.C. getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. José Paulo Leão hit a great ball. Ernesto Tinoco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Celso Zanette's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Mário Matos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Luís de Queiroz in the 32nd minute of the match. Celso Zanette sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ernesto Tinoco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celso Zanette, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. A collision led to Cavalaria Hermética F.C. getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Laércio Tinoco hit a great ball. Thomás Bezerra took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 41st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ernesto Tinoco. Cavalaria Hermética F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Cavalaria Hermética F.C.'s Ernesto Tinoco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celso Zanette in the 45th minute of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The supporters of Cavalaria Hermética F.C. booed when COLUMBUS CREW BR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonardo Coutinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind COLUMBUS CREW BR's goalkeeper Mário Matos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Luís de Queiroz in the 64th minute of play forced COLUMBUS CREW BR's goalkeeper Mário Matos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute, Leonardo Coutinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st minute, COLUMBUS CREW BR's Enrique Baiano ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ernesto Tinoco. Ernesto Tinoco yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-1. Ernesto Tinoco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celso Zanette in the 74th minute of play. A collision led to Cavalaria Hermética F.C. getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Laércio Tinoco hit a great ball. COLUMBUS CREW BR's Mário Matos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Massa in the 79th minute of play. If Sílvio Luís de Queiroz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to COLUMBUS CREW BR getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Olavo Arósio hit a great ball. 85 minutes into the match, COLUMBUS CREW BR's goal looked a bit too open when Sílvio Luís de Queiroz came free, but Mário Matos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Cristiano Massa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 90th minute, Enrique Baiano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The COLUMBUS CREW BR fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. COLUMBUS CREW BR's Thomás Bezerra shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 95th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ernesto Tinoco but with some difficulty. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. COLUMBUS CREW BR had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.