League

Municipal Lafaiete
Spectators: 7248 (Terracing: 5437, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jailson Furlan made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of DEPORTIVO LANA booed when All Castilha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Júlio Gonçalves didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cássio Lara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Róbson Martins in the 5th minute of play. Júlio Gonçalves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Eduardo Nunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pedro Borges during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 11 played minutes DEPORTIVO LANA got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Borges. Bernardinho Passos 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. In the 21st minute, Tomé Souto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in DEPORTIVO LANA's zone, Júlio Gonçalves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eduardo Nunes came out of the goal and Júlio Gonçalves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Luiz Gustavo Galvão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 31 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for DEPORTIVO LANA! If Jailson Furlan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 38th minute, Carlos Augusto de Barros made a precise shot to the right of Eduardo Nunes. DEPORTIVO LANA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The crowd rose to their feet as DEPORTIVO LANA's Róbson Martins slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cássio Lara. That made the score 1-2 after 46 minutes of play. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Róbson Martins to make the kick off. In the 58th minute, Pedro Borges left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The DEPORTIVO LANA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. DEPORTIVO LANA's Eduardo Nunes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save DEPORTIVO LANA from getting a goal against them. Sandrinho Marques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cássio Lara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Borges, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Bernardinho Passos was extremely unlucky when he, in the 77th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. A collision led to All Castilha getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Gerson Lopes hit a great ball. In the 87th minute of the match Christian Coutinho shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cássio Lara showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 88 minutes into the game, DEPORTIVO LANA's Róbson Martins nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cássio Lara made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. 92 minutes into the game, one of All Castilha:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Christian Coutinho shot the penalty kick right outside the post. In the 99th minute Róbson Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cássio Lara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. DEPORTIVO LANA were victorious despite being under pressure from All Castilha for much of the match.