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Spectators: 7225 (Terracing: 5420, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gugu Duarte started the match with the kick off. Toninho Paraibano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Cauan Vianna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Beto Leme hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 15 played minutes Samuel Pena rounded Meaipe's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. Gugu Duarte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Uberlandia E. C. defense, Gugu Duarte kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cauan Vianna. The Uberlandia E. C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cauan Vianna should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Meaipe booed when Uberlandia E. C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eduardo da Mata didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard and well directed shot from Adelino Barros led 25 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. Uberlandia E. C.'s Cauan Vianna became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 1-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sebastião Sanches during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 32nd match minute, Meaipe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastião Sanches to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Pena in the 34th minute of play forced Meaipe's goalkeeper Osvaldinho Damião to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cauan Vianna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gugu Duarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Osvaldinho Damião made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Pena in the 48th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Samuel Pena stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Meaipe's Aílton Dante got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Osvaldinho Damião stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Samuel Pena's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. After a rather tough play, Meaipe's Carlos Carioca got a free kick in the 56th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Pena in the 59th minute of play forced Meaipe's goalkeeper Osvaldinho Damião to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute, Lúcio Leão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cauan Vianna made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Toninho Paraibano sent off a good shot on target. Eduardo da Mata hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Gugu Duarte succeeded in the game's 71st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-5. Osvaldinho Damião made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Pena in the 74th minute of play. Cauan Vianna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gugu Duarte in the 78th minute of play. Cauan Vianna made an important save on a dangerous shot by Toninho Paraibano in the 81st minute. If Samuel Pena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 91 minutes into the match, Meaipe's goal looked a bit too open when David Fantini came free, but Osvaldinho Damião reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Uberlandia E. C. supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Meaipe's performance. The match ended with a win for Meaipe.