Mineirão
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joel Gaona made the kick off which started today's match. Joel Gaona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 7 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Felix Luque. A collision led to SE Palestra Itália getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Bruno Campon hit a great ball. Tony Chaves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Betão Vargas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clayton Sergi in the 18th minute of play. Clayton Sergi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. 22 minutes into the match, SE Palestra Itália's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Tony Chaves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after SE Palestra Itália's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. Tony Chaves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lautaro Mancebo's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Tony Chaves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 31st minute of play. When the match had gone on for 32 minutes, Clayton Sergi took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Dante Lacasa to make any attempt to save it. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Tony Chaves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 39thth minute of the game Betão Vargas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alfredão Corrêa charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alfredão Corrêa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Edson Fernandes made in the 46th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Acar Buğrahan immediately put the ball in play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Betão Vargas made a kick off. Tony Chaves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clayton Sergi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 52 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Clayton Sergi came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edson Fernandes kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. In the 55th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. SE Palestra Itália's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. Mexico's Joel Gaona was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tony Chaves in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 56th minute, Alberto Tafalla had to leave the field with a concussion. When Caetano Félix fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SE Palestra Itália's protests and gave Caetano Félix a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, SE Palestra Itália's Caetano Félix got a free kick in the 57th minute. SE Palestra Itália's Richard Mendes was substituted for Clayton Sergi. After a rather tough play, SE Palestra Itália's Caetano Félix got a free kick in the 57th minute. Tony Chaves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In a very dangerous position, a player in SE Palestra Itália fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 63rd minute. Penalty! Lautaro Mancebo came free with the goalkeeper in the 67th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Tony Chaves could save by the left post. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Betão Vargas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Betão Vargas in the 71st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony Chaves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute of the match, Lautaro Mancebo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Tony Chaves was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 81st minute. The corner ended in Joel Gaona almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but SE Palestra Itália's Tony Chaves did a great save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Tony Chaves in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alberto Tafalla took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tony Chaves. Tony Chaves dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cesinha Vale during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to SE Palestra Itália getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Cesinha Vale hit a great ball. A collision led to SE Palestra Itália getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Edson Fernandes hit a great ball. Tony Chaves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.
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