League Play-Off

Miguelão
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gualter Botelho made the kick off which started today's match. Gualter Botelho struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Hugo Marinho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Betim Saint Italian. When Enio Nogueira fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Muquilao SC's protests and gave Enio Nogueira a yellow card for diving instead. In the 9th match minute, Muquilao SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enio Nogueira to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Gualter Botelho kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hugo Marinho. That made the score 1-0 in the 10 minute of play. After 13 minutes, Allan Paraense mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Muquilao SC and the Betim Saint Italian players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 13 played minutes Muquilao SC got a freekick which was hit by Allan Paraense. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Gualter Botelho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Betim Saint Italian's supporters rose to their feet, but Gualter Botelho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hugo Marinho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 18 minutes into the match, Muquilao SC's goalkeeper Hugo Marinho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ulisses Félix. Emerson Mota sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Betim Saint Italian's Frederico Montenegro got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 29th minute, one of Muquilao SC: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 Muquilao SC. Humberto Meirelles shot the penalty kick right outside the post. If Gualter Botelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emerson Mota struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Carlos Augusto Meira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Muquilao SC. 37 minutes into the match, Betim Saint Italian's Gualter Botelho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hugo Marinho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ulisses Félix might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hugo Marinho. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ulisses Félix ran back to his position shaking his head. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Délio Hames to make the kick off. Ulisses Félix received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Hugo Marinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gualter Botelho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Hugo Marinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alfredo Pimenta kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Ulisses Félix managed to get in a good position for a shot. Betim Saint Italian's supporters rose to their feet, but Ulisses Félix was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hugo Marinho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Gualter Botelho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Betim Saint Italian's supporters rose to their feet, but Gualter Botelho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hugo Marinho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Muquilao SC's Faustão Abreu got a free kick in the 66th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ulisses Félix in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hugo Marinho saved Muquilao SC from getting behind. After 76 minutes of play Muquilao SC's Allan Paraense was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 76 played minutes Muquilao SC got a freekick which was hit by Allan Paraense. After a defensive mix-up in Muquilao SC's zone, Gualter Botelho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hugo Marinho came out of the goal and Gualter Botelho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Emerson Mota succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 81st playminute. Muquilao SC's Valdir Correia got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Ulisses Félix had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ulisses Félix scored 3-1 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hugo Marinho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Wiliam Simão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Hugo Marinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Gualter Botelho came up free with the goalie in the 99th minute, the Betim Saint Italian 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 Gualter Botelho couldn't finish the play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Betim Saint Italian fully deserved thier win.