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Mineirão
Spectators: 7223 (Terracing: 5419, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) Afonsinho Paraíba hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. An unexpected shot in the 8th minute by Eduardo Paraíba got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Válter Cavalcante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frederico Ramos, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. After having played for 10 minutes, Renan Mendonça managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ibitura's supporters crossed their fingers, but Renan Mendonça was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Frederico Ramos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Válter Cavalcante having to interfere. Wilton Branco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Paraíba, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. If Renan Mendonça had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Válter Cavalcante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frederico Ramos in the 23rd minute of play. In the 23rd match minute, Cruzeiro EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Augusto Fernandez to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frederico Ramos in the 26th minute of play forced Cruzeiro EC's goalkeeper Válter Cavalcante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Válter Cavalcante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frederico Ramos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frederico Ramos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Válter Cavalcante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Renan Mendonça in the 38th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro EC's João Augusto Fernandez got a free kick in the 39th minute. Arthur Eger shot a long shot in the 40th minute and a light blocked Válter Cavalcante hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Frederico Ramos made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Dieguinho Braga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilton Branco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eduardo Paraíba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Wilton Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cruzeiro EC's goalkeeper Válter Cavalcante, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Frederico Ramos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Renan Mendonça in the 71stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Válter Cavalcante, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frederico Ramos in the 72nd minute of play forced Cruzeiro EC's goalkeeper Válter Cavalcante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilton Branco didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Teodoro Britto went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. The supporters of Ibitura booed when Cruzeiro EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Augusto Fernandez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cruzeiro EC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 78th minute, when Renan Mendonça scored to the left of an out of position Válter Cavalcante, making the score, 1-3. When Ibitura's Pedro Augusto Gaspar in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cruzeiro EC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Renan Mendonça got free with Válter Cavalcante in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedro Augusto Gaspar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Válter Cavalcante tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Renan Mendonça left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ibitura fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. The audience was convinced that Teodoro Britto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilton Branco was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. Frederico Ramos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ibitura walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.