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Estádio Betim
Spectators: 6673 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) In the 6th minute João Paulo Valle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sérgio Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sérgio Costa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Paulo Valle in the 15th minute of the match. Sérgio Costa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of João Paulo Valle's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Sérgio Costa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sidnei de Salles's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. The audience was convinced that Sidnei de Salles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sérgio Costa was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Sérgio Costa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sidnei de Salles's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. 31 minutes into the game, Raí Sergipano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ludgero's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Betim the free kick. A collision led to Ludgero getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Raí Sergipano hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Sidnei de Salles managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ludgero's supporters rose to their feet, but Sidnei de Salles was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sérgio Costa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Sidnei de Salles came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Ludgero fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sidnei de Salles couldn't finish the play. In the 43rd minute of the match Francisco Ramalho sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sérgio Costa skillfully saved the ball. After having played for 46 minutes, João Paulo Valle managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ludgero's supporters crossed their fingers, but João Paulo Valle was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 49 minutes into the game, João Paulo Valle cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Sérgio Costa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

54 minutes into the match, Júnior da Rocha notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Ludgero's Júlio Figueiredo. Júlio Figueiredo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sidnei de Salles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Sérgio Costa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 61st minute, Sandrinho Bezerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 70 minutes of play, Ludgero's Sidnei de Salles made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sérgio Costa was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Betim's Sérgio Costa got control of the ball when Sidnei de Salles tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Sidnei de Salles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Betim's Leonardo Negri got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 81st minute of the game, Sandrinho Bezerra landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Miguel Britto during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sidnei de Salles got free with Sérgio Costa in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. João Paulo Valle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sérgio Costa having to interfere. João Paulo Valle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sidnei de Salles succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-3 in the 93rd playminute. Miguel Britto hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers João Paulo Valle in the 98th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sérgio Costa saved Betim from getting behind. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ludgero walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.