League Play-Off

Mineirão
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eugênio Urbano made the kick off which started today's match. Telmo Magalhães fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vito Paiva having to interfere. After 5 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for CRUZEIRO EC! The referee gave C.A. XII de Junho a penalty, 7 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ronaldo Dracena, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of CRUZEIRO EC's Vito Paiva. 0-1. 10 minutes in the game, Eugênio Urbano fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Guto Motta having to interfere. Sebastião Cardoso in the 12thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Guto Motta, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a defensive mix-up in CRUZEIRO EC's zone, Giovanni Severo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vito Paiva came out of the goal and Giovanni Severo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 20th minute Cássio de Amaral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vito Paiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the game, one of CRUZEIRO EC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Cássio de Amaral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Vito Paiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guto Motta was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eugênio Urbano showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 35 minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, CRUZEIRO EC's goal looked a bit too open when Cássio de Amaral came free, but Vito Paiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, CRUZEIRO EC's Sebastião Cardoso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Guto Motta narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cássio de Amaral to make the kick off. Giovanni Severo hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Sebastião Cardoso scored 3-2 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Guto Motta, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 62 minutes into the match, C.A. XII de Junho's Cássio de Amaral sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vito Paiva narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, CRUZEIRO EC's Vito Paiva got control of the ball when Telmo Magalhães tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 73rd match minute, C.A. XII de Junho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Telmo Magalhães to maneuver through the defense. Vito Paiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cássio de Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. CRUZEIRO EC's Vito Paiva proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save CRUZEIRO EC from getting a goal against them. Sebastião Cardoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Guto Motta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.