Arena MRV
Spectators: 7680 (Terracing: 5761,
Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marcelo Marcello took the kick off in the first half of the match. Pedro Pedro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without José Maria Carvalho having to make a save. José Maria Carvalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Marcello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes into the game, Deportivo Rodriguez's Jason Douglas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. José Maria Carvalho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. José Maria Carvalho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jason Douglas in the 16th minute of the match. Lamine Yambao in the 18thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tony Joyce, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 18thth minute of the game Jude Bellingham who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Deportivo Rodriguez's Tony Joyce was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Felix Plummer hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Jude Bellingham blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tony Joyce having to make a save. Tony Joyce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jude Bellingham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the game, Deportivo Rodriguez's Pedro Pedro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. José Maria Carvalho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After 35 played minutes Clube Atlético Mineiro got a freekick which was hit by Ernani Mesquita. The supporters of Clube Atlético Mineiro booed when Deportivo Rodriguez was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Plummer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Deportivo Rodriguez's Tony Joyce proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Deportivo Rodriguez from getting a goal against them. When Romário Ronaldo fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Clube Atlético Mineiro's protests and gave Romário Ronaldo a yellow card for diving instead. Romário Ronaldo kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The wind increased when Jude Bellingham made the kick off in the second half. Marcelo Marcello could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but José Maria Carvalho made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Marcelo Marcello took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for José Maria Carvalho to make any attempt to save it. Tony Joyce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romário Ronaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Clube Atlético Mineiro's zone, Felix Plummer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Maria Carvalho came out of the goal and Felix Plummer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 64thth minute of the game Lamine Yambao who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Deportivo Rodriguez's Tony Joyce was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pedro Pedro kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Deportivo Rodriguez's Tony Joyce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jude Bellingham in the 66th minute of play. Tony Joyce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jude Bellingham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcelo Marcellos short, quick shot in the 69thth minute got José Maria Carvalho to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 72nd minute Jude Bellingham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony Joyce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. José Maria Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jason Douglas in the 79th minute of play. In the 79th minute Jason Douglas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Maria Carvalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pedro Pedro during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 80th minute, Pedro Pedro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 85 minutes into the match, Clube Atlético Mineiro's Romário Ronaldo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tony Joyce narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Javier Rodriguez in the 90th minute of play forced Clube Atlético Mineiro's goalkeeper José Maria Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Deportivo Rodriguez's José Maria Carvalho threw himself towards the right post 93 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jason Douglas, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 94th match minute, Clube Atlético Mineiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Alagoano to maneuver through the defense. When the match was over Deportivo Rodriguez could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Clube Atlético Mineiro throughout the match.
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