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Spectators: 7014 (Terracing: 5594, Seating: 1350, VIP seats: 70) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luís Eduardo Duarte started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Claudinho Couto 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. When %teams%'s Hílton Amaral was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-0 just inside the left pole, 7 minutes into the game. Túlio Cardozo was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. Patrick Quintal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Celsinho Ferreira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Patrick Quintal came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Uberaba SC 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 Patrick Quintal couldn't finish the play. Celsinho Ferreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Eduardo Duarte in the 14th minute of the match. Patrick Quintal struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Celsinho Ferreira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Uberaba SC. When William Ferreira fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bota Casaco's protests and gave William Ferreira a yellow card for diving instead. In the 16th minute, William Ferreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Celsinho Ferreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrick Quintal in the 20th minute of play. William Ferreira hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. When the match clock showed 28 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Hílton Amaral sped through Uberaba SC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Túlio Cardozo. When Bota Casaco's Hílton Amaral in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Uberaba SC's goalie prevented a goal. When André Luís Fonseca fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Uberaba SC's protests and gave André Luís Fonseca a yellow card for diving instead. In the 36th match minute, Uberaba SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antônio Carlos Ramalho to maneuver through the defense. William Ferreira was shown his second yellow card after 37 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 38th minute, William Ferreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Claudinho Couto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Túlio Cardozo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinho Couto in the 52nd minute of the match. Patrick Quintal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celsinho Ferreira having to interfere. If Patrick Quintal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Luís Eduardo Duarte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Uberaba SC's zone, Claudinho Couto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Túlio Cardozo came out of the goal and Claudinho Couto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Uberaba SC booed when Bota Casaco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wesley Coutinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 70 minutes, Celsinho Ferreira successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 73rd minute, Wesley Coutinho 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. After a defensive mix-up in Uberaba SC's zone, Wesley Coutinho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Túlio Cardozo came out of the goal and Wesley Coutinho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 82nd minute, Luís Eduardo Duarte 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. Celsinho Ferreira had great luck who in the 84thth minute grab hold of the ball when Luís Eduardo Duarte from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. When the match clock showed 84 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Luís Eduardo Duarte sped through Bota Casaco's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Celsinho Ferreira. In the 86th match minute, Bota Casaco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Carioca to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Patrick Quintal got free with Celsinho Ferreira in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 96th minute, Claudinho Couto 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. For all the effort they put into the match, the Uberaba SC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Bota Casaco.