League

Mineirão
Spectators: 7199 (Terracing: 5401, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) Vítor Quintal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristóvão Paraíba in the 12th minute of play forced Ituiutaba EC's goalkeeper Pedrão Mesquita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rogério Neves hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Sandrinho Brasil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedrão Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After 21st play minutes Vitório Nogueira shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Sandrinho Brasil and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 24th minute, Vitório Nogueira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ituiutaba EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 31st minute, VERDÃO's Magno Negri ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pedrão Mesquita. Pedrão Mesquita yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind VERDÃO's goalkeeper Sandrinho Brasil, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pedrão Cunha 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. 49 minutes into the match, Vitório Nogueira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sandrinho Brasil. VERDÃO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vitório Nogueira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. After the first half Ituiutaba EC were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Perivaldo Ferreira during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Ituiutaba EC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Perivaldo Ferreira hit a great ball. Pedrão Mesquita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristóvão Paraíba, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Pedrão Cunha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Sandrinho Brasil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedrão Cunha received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sandrinho Brasil came out and tried to block the shot, but Pedrão Cunha slotted it home off the left post making it 2-5 in the 71st minute. Vitório Nogueira in the 79thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Sandrinho Brasil, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Pedrão Cunha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Sandrinho Brasil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Vitório Nogueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Vitório Nogueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedrão Cunha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Arlindo de Amaral's late challenge caught a Ituiutaba EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arlindo de Amaral helped the player get up and apologised. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind VERDÃO's goalkeeper Sandrinho Brasil, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind VERDÃO's goalkeeper Sandrinho Brasil, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 98 minutes, João Vítor Luz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the VERDÃO and the Ituiutaba EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 98th minute, João Vítor Luz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedrão Cunha might have been able to make a better finish in the 100th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sandrinho Brasil. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pedrão Cunha ran back to his position shaking his head.