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Mineirão
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gigi Covaci took the kick off in the first half of the match. 2 minutes into the match, Jequi's goal looked a bit too open when Clayton Sergi came free, but Rúben Trigueiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Clayton Sergi managed to get in a good position for a shot. SE Palestra Itália's supporters rose to their feet, but Clayton Sergi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rúben Trigueiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 8 minutes into the game, Clayton Sergi lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Rúben Trigueiro. In the 11th minute, Váldson Netto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rúben Trigueiro acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 12th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Richard Mendes. 14 minutes into the match, Jequi's goal looked a bit too open when Clayton Sergi came free, but Rúben Trigueiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute Clayton Sergi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rúben Trigueiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Richard Mendes got free with Rúben Trigueiro in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Clayton Sergi might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rúben Trigueiro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Clayton Sergi ran back to his position shaking his head. Richard Mendes struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Rúben Trigueiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SE Palestra Itália. 42 minutes had been played when some careless play by Jequi's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Richard Mendes was slow to take the kick. During this time SE Palestra Itália's players had a chance to rest. Clayton Sergi scored 4-0 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rúben Trigueiro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 47th minute of the match, Richard Mendes got a very nice opportunity to score, but Rúben Trigueiro was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Clayton Sergi to make the kick off. When Clayton Sergi came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the SE Palestra Itália 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 Clayton Sergi couldn't finish the play. Jequi's Rúben Trigueiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Richard Mendes in the 53rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Jequi's Genílson Pitta got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 56th minute, Luiz Fabiano Duarte made a precise shot to the right of Rúben Trigueiro. Jequi's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Luiz Fabiano Duarte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SE Palestra Itália's Acar Buğrahan was substituted for Clayton Sergi. Rúben Trigueiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Acar Buğrahan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rúben Trigueiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Fabiano Duarte in the 67th minute of the match. SE Palestra Itália's Luiz Fabiano Duarte got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 70th minute, Acar Buğrahan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rúben Trigueiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. Luiz Fabiano Duarte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 73 minutes into the match, Luiz Fabiano Duarte had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rúben Trigueiro. Jequi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luiz Fabiano Duarte was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. 79 minutes into the game, Luiz Fabiano Duarte cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Rúben Trigueiro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 82 played minutes Jequi got a freekick which was hit by Falcão Macedo. SE Palestra Itália's Luiz Fabiano Duarte got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rúben Trigueiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Acar Buğrahan in the 86th minute of play. Luiz Fabiano Duarte might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rúben Trigueiro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luiz Fabiano Duarte ran back to his position shaking his head. 94 minutes into the match, Jequi's goal looked a bit too open when Richard Mendes came free, but Rúben Trigueiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luiz Fabiano Duarte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee ended the match the SE Palestra Itália players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.