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Arena Mineirão
Spectators: 7289 (Terracing: 5469, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 144) Téo Vidal started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Augusto Trancoso got free with Matías Esteves in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Augusto Trancoso got free with Matías Esteves in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpected shot in the 10th minute by José Augusto Trancoso got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Marcelinho Terra managed to get in a good position for a shot. Coquiero SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcelinho Terra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Didi Souto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tony Travassos shot from long distance after 17 played minutes, a shot that Didi Souto with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. Didi Souto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Téo Vidal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's zone, Carlinhos Souto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Didi Souto came out of the goal and Carlinhos Souto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Marcelinho Terra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 26 played minutes Cruzeiro Esporte Clube got a freekick which was hit by Samuca Marques. If Marcelinho Terra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Téo Vidal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Coquiero SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Téo Vidal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Didi Souto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Didi Souto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marcelinho Terra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Didi Souto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Téo Vidal went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Manoel Marinho was the one to do the kick off. When José Augusto Trancoso came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 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 José Augusto Trancoso couldn't finish the play. Matías Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manoel Marinho in the 56th minute of play. José Augusto Trancoso's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Matías Esteves read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Téo Vidal came free, but Didi Souto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Téo Vidal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, José Augusto Trancoso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but José Augusto Trancoso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Matías Esteves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Valdir Lopes charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valdir Lopes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Valdir Lopes got a free kick in the 71st minute. After a rather tough play, Coquiero SC's Carlinhos Souto got a free kick in the 75th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Téo Vidal in the 77th minute of play forced Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Didi Souto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th match minute, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdir Lopes to maneuver through the defense. Marcelinho Terra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Didi Souto having to interfere. Osvaldinho Cearense hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Didi Souto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcelinho Terra went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Coquiero SC's Marcelinho Terra came free and shot a quick shot against goal 95 minutes in the game, fortunately Didi Souto had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Marcelinho Terra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Didi Souto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match was over Coquiero SC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Cruzeiro Esporte Clube throughout the match.