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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Manoel Zanette made the kick off which started today's match. Gustavo Vides showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from César de Queiroz in the 2nd minute of the match. 6 minutes into the game, Edmílson Travassos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ponta da Praia FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Atlético Mineiro the free kick. A collision led to Ponta da Praia FC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Edmílson Travassos hit a great ball. If Olívio França had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ponta da Praia FC's Edmílson Travassos got his second yellow card of the match in the 9th minute. The referee ordered Edmílson Travassos off the ground. Edmílson Travassos hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Olívio França's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gustavo Vides read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermínio Gerber in the 12th minute of play forced Atlético Mineiro's goalkeeper Fynn John to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. César de Queiroz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gustavo Vides came out and tried to block the shot, but César de Queiroz slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 13th minute. Manoel Zanette sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 21stth minute of the game Hermínio Gerber who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Atlético Mineiro's Fynn John was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Atlético Mineiro's Fynn John played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermínio Gerber in the 26th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by César de Queiroz in the 28th minute of play forced Ponta da Praia FC's goalkeeper Gustavo Vides to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 2-0 became the score in the 36th minute when Olívio França elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 42ndth minute of the game Hermínio Gerber who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Atlético Mineiro's Fynn John was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Ponta da Praia FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Wiliam Santos hit a great ball. In the 46th minute Tomé Brasil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustavo Vides saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Olívio França to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Ponta da Praia FC booed when Atlético Mineiro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gonzo Donis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manoel Zanette struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Fynn John didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ponta da Praia FC. Umberto Negri hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Hermínio Gerber's late challenge caught a Atlético Mineiro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hermínio Gerber helped the player get up and apologised. Hermínio Gerber hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. 60 minutes in the game Carlos Meira did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Hermínio Gerber. Gustavo Vides showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from César de Queiroz, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Gustavo Vides made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Luís Best in the 64th minute of play. Ponta da Praia FC's Gustavo Vides played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by César de Queiroz in the 70th minute of play. In the 74th minute, César de Queiroz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 75 minutes into the game, Manoel Zanette was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ponta da Praia FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Atlético Mineiro the free kick. A collision led to Ponta da Praia FC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Manoel Zanette hit a great ball. Atlético Mineiro's Walmyr Guimarães was substituted for César de Queiroz. In the 77th minute, Manoel Zanette hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 78 minutes into the match, Ponta da Praia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Olívio França came free, but Gustavo Vides reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gustavo Vides made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walmyr Guimarães in the 87th minute of play. Atlético Mineiro's Fynn John proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Atlético Mineiro from getting a goal against them. In the 94th minute, Maurinho Garcia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute, Walmyr Guimarães ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gustavo Vides was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Atlético Mineiro had won after a very even match.