League

Ipatinga
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when João Vítor Miranda got the match started through his kick off. Thomás Gerber took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flávio Tinoco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gilberto Bueno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denílson Gaúcho having to interfere. Lucas Rezende received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Denílson Gaúcho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Denílson Gaúcho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evandro Salgado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Denílson Gaúcho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evandro Salgado, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 17th minute, João Vítor Miranda made a precise shot to the right of Thomás Gerber. JcUchih's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Evandro Salgado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denílson Gaúcho having to interfere. Kauan Cruz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Denílson Gaúcho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Denílson Gaúcho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucas Rezende in the 34th minute. Thomás Gerber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flávio Tinoco in the 36th minute of play. If Kauan Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 39 minutes, Evandro Salgado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. JcUchih's supporters crossed their fingers, but Evandro Salgado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Denílson Gaúcho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucas Rezende in the 42nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastião Rezende in the 44th minute of play forced CFZ's goalkeeper Denílson Gaúcho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gilberto Bueno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Denílson Gaúcho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Gilberto Bueno made the kick off in the second half. Roger Vieira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to CFZ getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Rubens Zanette hit a great ball. In the 61st minute of the match, Sidney Arce tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Thomás Gerber saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 62nd minute Kauan Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denílson Gaúcho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Lucas Rezende had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Vítor Miranda in the 68th minute of play forced JcUchih's goalkeeper Thomás Gerber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 69 minutes, Lucas Rezende managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. JcUchih's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lucas Rezende was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 71stth minute of the game Gilberto Bueno who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CFZ's Denílson Gaúcho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 72 minutes, Rui Leite mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the JcUchih and the CFZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 71st minute, one of JcUchih:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for JcUchih. In the 74th minute there was a penalty for CFZ. Belmiro Netto stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Thomás Gerber. 2-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Evandro Salgado managed to get in a good position for a shot. JcUchih's supporters rose to their feet, but Evandro Salgado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Denílson Gaúcho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Gilberto Bueno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Sebastião Rezende had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. JcUchih's Evandro Salgado got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sidney Arce kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Evandro Salgado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denílson Gaúcho having to interfere. Evandro Salgado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denílson Gaúcho having to interfere. Lucas Rezende struck a weak shot in the 99th minute. Denílson Gaúcho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for JcUchih. JcUchih's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.