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Spectators: 6291 (Terracing: 4480, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 142) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hernani Capixaba started the match with the kick off. Daniel Zonta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's zone, Marcel Vides stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joélson Romero came out of the goal and Marcel Vides tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Daniel Zonta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Joélson Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 28th minute, one of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. In the 30th minute there was a penalty for Millwall FC. Nestor de Lima stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Joélson Romero. 0-1. After having played for 35 minutes, Daniel Zonta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Millwall FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zonta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 41 minutes, Daniel Zonta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Millwall FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zonta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Márcio Coutinho hit a great ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Márcio Coutinho to make the kick off. 60 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Joélson Romero had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hernani Capixaba. 73 minutes into the match, Daniel Zonta dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Joélson Romero, 0-2. After 76 minutes, Luiz Guilherme Siqueira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Millwall FC and the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Millwall FC's Luiz Guilherme Siqueira got a free kick in the 76th minute. Luiz Guilherme Siqueira got his second yellow card in the match during the 82nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. If Marcel Vides had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Zonta was extremely unlucky when he, in the 89th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Nestor de Lima charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nestor de Lima the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hernani Capixaba's late challenge caught a Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hernani Capixaba helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube booed when Millwall FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hernani Capixaba didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the final whistle sounded Millwall FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Cruzeiro Esporte Clube.