Official Cup

Mineirão
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Duarte Costa took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute Didi Esteves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iuri Pernambucano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 5 minutes into the match, SE Palestra Itália's goal looked a bit too open when Didi Esteves came free, but Iuri Pernambucano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marquinhos Baiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 25th match minute, SE Palestra Itália was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Berger to maneuver through the defense. Hermínio Moraes's late challenge caught a Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hermínio Moraes helped the player get up and apologised. In the 29th minute Marquinhos Baiano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iuri Pernambucano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute, Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after José Carlos Silva fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. SE Palestra Itália's Iuri Pernambucano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Duarte Costa in the 31st minute of play. Kaká Leal received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Luís Gustavo Hermes came out and tried to block the shot, but Kaká Leal slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 33rd minute. Luís Gustavo Hermes came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by SE Palestra Itália's Kaká Leal. But to his dismay, Kaká Leal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. 43 minutes into the match, SE Palestra Itália's goal looked a bit too open when Duarte Costa came free, but Iuri Pernambucano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. José Carlos Silva hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kaká Leal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, SE Palestra Itália's Alfredo Pinho seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Alfredo Pinho the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of SE Palestra Itália protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Alfredo Pinho had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 52nd minute, one of SE Palestra Itália: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 SE Palestra Itália. With a little luck, SE Palestra Itália's Iuri Pernambucano got control of the ball when Duarte Costa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Iuri Pernambucano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duarte Costa in the 65th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, SE Palestra Itália's goal looked a bit too open when Didi Esteves came free, but Iuri Pernambucano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Angelo Berger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If José Carlos Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SE Palestra Itália's Iuri Pernambucano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamílton Valle in the 76th minute of play. Luís Gustavo Hermes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelo Berger in the 77th minute of the match. SE Palestra Itália's Angelo Berger got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Angelo Berger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Gustavo Hermes having to interfere. Iuri Pernambucano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Didi Esteves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iuri Pernambucano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Duarte Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iuri Pernambucano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Didi Esteves in the 89th minute of the match. Iuri Pernambucano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Duarte Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 94 minutes, Iuri Pernambucano successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 96th minute, Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's Duarte Costa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.