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Mineirão
Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dedé Melo started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giuseppe Lara in the 2nd minute of play forced Laurinha EC's goalkeeper Sílvio Luiz Diniz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Laurinha EC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Laerte Passos hit a great ball. Giuseppe Lara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sílvio Luiz Diniz having to interfere. In the 12th match minute, Laurinha EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Barreto to maneuver through the defense. 14 minutes in the game Thiago Esteves got a great opportunity which he missed by shooting outside the goal. The audience was convinced that Giuseppe Lara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sílvio Luiz Diniz was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Erivaldo Mumbach charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Erivaldo Mumbach the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Cruzeiro MG getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Erivaldo Mumbach hit a great ball. After having played for 22 minutes, Alessandro Vinhas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Laurinha EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alessandro Vinhas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Geovani Galvão fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cruzeiro MG's protests and gave Geovani Galvão a yellow card for diving instead. Gernando Mandrak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dedé Melo in the 35th minute of play forced Cruzeiro MG's goalkeeper Adnan Baler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Laerte Passos during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Laurinha EC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Laerte Passos hit a great ball. Cruzeiro MG's Adnan Baler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dedé Melo in the 43rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro MG's Geovani Galvão got a free kick in the 43rd minute.

After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Giuseppe Lara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cruzeiro MG's supporters rose to their feet, but Giuseppe Lara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sílvio Luiz Diniz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Giuseppe Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sílvio Luiz Diniz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Giuseppe Lara's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. In the 62nd minute Giuseppe Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Luiz Diniz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giuseppe Lara struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Sílvio Luiz Diniz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cruzeiro MG. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adrianinho da Mata during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Laurinha EC booed when Cruzeiro MG was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrianinho da Mata didn't get a good kick on the ball. 72 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro MG's Giuseppe Lara sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sílvio Luiz Diniz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Giuseppe Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sílvio Luiz Diniz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giuseppe Lara in the 82nd minute of the match. Adrianinho da Mata received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Sílvio Luiz Diniz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 86th minute, Dedé Melo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Adnan Baler. The goal made the score 1-1. The audience was convinced that Alessandro Vinhas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adnan Baler was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Alessandro Vinhas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 97thth minute, Adnan Baler skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal.