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Estádio Curipi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wilian das Neves took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hélder Barreto during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to SS Excellsior FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Hélder Barreto hit a great ball. Gil Cordeiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 9 minutes, Telmo Seco successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. If Gil Cordeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Filipe Linhares came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Uberaba FC 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 Filipe Linhares couldn't finish the play. Flavinho Carneiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Telmo Seco having to interfere. Gil Cordeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 23rd minute, Gil Cordeiro made a precise shot to the right of Telmo Seco. SS Excellsior FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. If Gil Cordeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Filipe Linhares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Gil Cordeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 31st minute, Filipe Linhares 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. Flavinho Carneiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Telmo Seco having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Gil Cordeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Uberaba FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gil Cordeiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Telmo Seco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 46 minutes into the match, Gil Cordeiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Telmo Seco. SS Excellsior FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gil Cordeiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Gil Cordeiro made the kick off in the second half. Zé Carlos de Sousa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Telmo Seco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Almir Viana's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dário Linhares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Uberaba FC's Filipe Linhares got a free kick in the 56th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nico Martins during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 57 minutes into the game, one of Uberaba FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Dorival Lira placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! 62 minutes into the match, Wilian das Neves dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dário Linhares, 2-1. 67 minutes into the match, Uberaba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Wilian das Neves came free, but Dário Linhares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 68 played minutes Uberaba FC got a freekick which was hit by Filipe Linhares. When Zé Carlos de Sousa came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Uberaba FC 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 Zé Carlos de Sousa couldn't finish the play. If Flavinho Carneiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 76th minute, Lauro Guimarães 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. Gil Cordeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Telmo Seco having to interfere. 91 minutes into the match, SS Excellsior FC's goal looked a bit too open when Flavinho Carneiro came free, but Telmo Seco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the SS Excellsior FC defense, Gil Cordeiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Telmo Seco. The SS Excellsior FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Telmo Seco should have stopped the shot. There was no doubt that Uberaba FC were the better team. Uberaba FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.