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Estádio Romaria
Spectators: 5100 (Terracing: 4100, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jano de Barros kicked off to start the match. Aírton Meireles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valério Coutinho having to interfere. In the 9th minute, Oséas Arce left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cruzeiro Esporte Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's zone, Jano de Barros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valério Coutinho came out of the goal and Jano de Barros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Oséas Arce fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulysses Prestes having to interfere. In the 27th minute Alfredo Arruda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulysses Prestes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube booed when CR Fla Chelsea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Caetano Fontes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ulysses Prestes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oséas Arce, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Oséas Arce might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ulysses Prestes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oséas Arce ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Renatinho Guedes hit a great ball. Aírton Meireles who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 49thth minute tested the skills of Valério Coutinho when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The CR Fla Chelsea players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alfredo Arruda to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, CR Fla Chelsea was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jano de Barros to maneuver through the defense. CR Fla Chelsea's Aírton Meireles got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 58 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Jano de Barros came free, but Valério Coutinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valério Coutinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jano de Barros in the 60th minute of the match. Aírton Meireles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valério Coutinho having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, CR Fla Chelsea's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Arruda came free, but Ulysses Prestes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valério Coutinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aírton Meireles in the 72nd minute of the match. Bernardinho Seco hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Aírton Meireles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valério Coutinho having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Afonso Romero got a free kick in the 81st minute. Jano de Barros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Valério Coutinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jano de Barros in the 90th minute of play forced Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Valério Coutinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Valério Coutinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aírton Meireles in the 94th minute of play. If Oséas Arce had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.