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00:01 On to the lush grass here in Cuiabá, Brazil.
00:06 Into the Arena Pantanal.
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00:10 And of course it is that Comdibo anthem
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00:14 that heralds the arrival of the official.
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00:17 Masses of fans here because you can hear
00:20 shouts coming from the players themselves.
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00:22 They'll be looking to start fast here,
00:24 well Cuiabá, game underway of course.
00:26 Cuiabá of course wearing those predominantly yellow shirts.
00:29 Green shorts and green socks shooting from left to right.
00:34 Matias Passinato in goal.
00:36 Matias Alexandre right back.
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00:42 Sweat pouring down the brows of Garcet.
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00:46 Good ball in.
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00:48 Back across goal but it was offside.
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00:54 Minimal noise around the ground here at the Arena Pantanal
00:58 as Peter strikes some long range.
01:00 Another shot on target from the big man playing up front.
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01:05 You can see ball possession, ball retention.
01:09 87% for Cuiabá but here come Metropolitanos.
01:14 The first corner of the game.
01:17 With the swollen lip.
01:19 Waits for Hikelme.
01:23 Is it Hikelme? You think so.
01:25 Great strike.
01:26 Unfortunate from Hikelme.
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01:32 Didn't think the goalkeeper got a touch on that.
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01:39 Lobbed in.
01:40 Looking for Peter, takes a deflection.
01:43 That will go out for a corner.
01:48 Not a single goal scored and 10 conceded for Cuiabá.
01:54 Here goes Peter. Right footed cross into the box.
01:57 Well dealt with once again.
02:00 Ball played forward to Barreiro but Marhon just catches him up.
02:07 But good strength from Barreiro.
02:12 Finds a team mate.
02:15 Does that take a little bit of a brush?
02:17 Does that count as a first shot?
02:19 He thinks not.
02:20 It took a... finds de Nielsen again.
02:22 It's a good ball. It's a great build up.
02:24 Peter, what can he do in front of goal?
02:27 Lays it back to de Nielsen.
02:28 De Nielsen.
02:30 Goal!
02:31 A terrific goal. It really was.
02:35 What a real majesty.
02:37 What a build up.
02:39 Top, top quality.
02:41 Assist goes to de Nielsen.
02:43 You would think.
02:46 And the finish.
02:47 One of pure majesty.
02:52 It's onside here from Peter.
02:55 And he does well. He holds the ball up.
02:58 Lays it into de Nielsen.
02:59 And what a lovely little diagonal ball backwards with the inside of the right foot from de Nielsen.
03:07 Terrific it really was.
03:09 And then it was just stroked home.
03:11 And stroked home with a blob.
03:13 Here you see him just holds the top of the 18 yard box.
03:17 Inside of the right foot.
03:20 De Nielsen picks out the top spot.
03:24 Fantastic finish from Fernando Sobral.
03:27 D'Urlis Lopez signifies that that's the end of our first 45 minutes.
03:34 48 minutes to be precise.
03:37 But that is the end of the first half.
03:40 Here is confirmation of the fact that Cuiaba lead Metropolitano 1-0.
03:49 [Whistle]
03:51 Luis, 27 years of age, the Brazilian.
03:55 Bina Cuiaba.
04:02 Since 2022.
04:05 He'd go out on loan in 2023 out to South Korea.
04:14 De Nielsen again.
04:16 Too many touches is it? No.
04:18 Does well to keep possession.
04:20 Ball goes into the box.
04:22 It's aimless. It should have been aimless.
04:25 No communication there between back line and goalkeeper.
04:33 I thought he'd touch this.
04:35 I must admit.
04:37 Maybe doesn't quite touch it.
04:41 He meant to, that's for sure.
04:45 Lukasz Fernandes.
04:47 With Brazilian giants Sao Paulo as Metropolitano launch the ball into the penalty area.
04:54 Clip back in again.
05:00 Great strike!
05:03 Just wide of the left hand upright from the goalkeeper's point of view.
05:08 Passinata.
05:09 Very unlucky.
05:11 That is all it takes sometimes.
05:14 Probably a little closer than I thought.
05:19 But did have Passinata just scrambling across to his left hand side.
05:24 That strike from Leonardo Pires.
05:26 This one in Group H.
05:28 Eugenio, nil.
05:30 Kokimbo, Unido, nil.
05:32 1-0 here with Cuiaba.
05:37 Here's Petr Topic to make it 2-2.
05:40 He does make it.
05:42 A glancing header from Isidro Pita.
05:46 Who wears the 9, plays as the 9.
05:50 A terrific header.
05:53 And that is game, set and match you would sense for Cuiaba.
05:59 Points up you would imagine.
06:03 Great work down the right hand side.
06:06 A lovely little cross.
06:08 And for the first time,
06:10 Metropolitanos don't get to the ball.
06:13 And it's Mateas Alexandre with the cross.
06:18 It's Isidro Pita, the 24-year-old Paraguayan, with the finish.
06:23 Terrific header from Pita.
06:27 Nestles into that far corner of the net.
06:30 A 20-year-old coming on for Martinez as well.
06:34 He's got it.
06:35 He cut back. Surely it must be Pita, the topo, Danilson with the shower cap on.
06:46 But surely that's offside.
06:48 Danilson isn't happy with that.
06:56 Here we see it, they come again.
06:59 Well, that is very, very close.
07:03 It can only be, let's not forget,
07:11 Sit at the foot of the Brasileiro.
07:16 Pita, what can he do?
07:18 He finds the back of the net again.
07:20 It's too easy for the big man.
07:23 That's 3-2.
07:25 He curls up in the fetal position.
07:32 And his teammates applaud him and they jump upon him.
07:37 There's a huge smile on the face of Isidro Pita.
07:43 It's just too easy though.
07:45 He's allowed to turn. Nobody closed him down.
07:48 The goalkeeper's off his line and he picks his spot.
07:52 And take a bow.
07:55 Isidro Pita, dreadful defending from Leonardo Perez, the 20-year-old.
08:01 Doesn't get anywhere near Pita.
08:03 Doesn't force his head down, doesn't block the shot.
08:06 And Pita says, "Thank you very much."
08:09 That's 3-0.
08:11 In the aperture, quadrangular.
08:19 And that is it.
08:22 D'Urlis Lopez signifies the end of the game with a shrill blast on his whistle.
08:28 You feel a little sorry for Metropolitano.
08:33 There is confirmation of your full-time scoreline.
08:36 Full-time scoreline.
08:37 [Music]
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