League

Arena do Galo
Spectators: 7248 (Terracing: 5437, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 144) Adelino Paes started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in Mauá's zone, Adelino Paes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lucas Sá came out of the goal and Adelino Paes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lucas Sá made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Genílson Castro sent off a good shot on target. When Silvério Pernambucano fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Clube Atlético Mineiro's protests and gave Silvério Pernambucano a yellow card for diving instead. Silvério Pernambucano hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute Adelino Paes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucas Sá saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 18 minutes, Genílson Castro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Clube Atlético Mineiro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Genílson Castro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Adelino Paes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 25 minutes, Carlos Fernando Cabral mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mauá and the Clube Atlético Mineiro players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 25th minute, Carlos Fernando Cabral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 26th minute, Adelino Paes reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lucas Sá. The goal made the score 1-0. Artur Netto's late challenge caught a Mauá's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Artur Netto helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Clube Atlético Mineiro's Artur Netto got a free kick in the 31st minute. An unexpected shot in the 39th minute by Genílson Castro got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Roger Moraes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in Mauá's zone, Genílson Castro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lucas Sá came out of the goal and Genílson Castro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Roger Moraes to strike the kick off in the second half. Adelino Paes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucas Sá having to interfere. Mauá's Lucas Sá played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adelino Paes in the 63rd minute of play. In the 65th minute Roger Moraes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustavo Gómez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Agostinho Neto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Gustavo Gómez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adelino Paes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Lucas Sá tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Genílson Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Guto de Lara fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Clube Atlético Mineiro's protests and gave Guto de Lara a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Clube Atlético Mineiro getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Guto de Lara hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Genílson Castro in the 81st minute of play forced Mauá's goalkeeper Lucas Sá to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Artur Netto got his second yellow card in the match during the 83rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 84 played minutes Clube Atlético Mineiro got a freekick which was hit by Artur Netto. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ciro Cavalcante during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 89 played minutes Mauá got a freekick which was hit by Ciro Cavalcante. Agostinho Neto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gustavo Gómez having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Clube Atlético Mineiro fans cheered their team off the field, for while Mauá had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.