League

Estádio Caxambu
Spectators: 7724 (Terracing: 5794, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Minotauro's Romeu Sousa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Minotauro getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Romeu Sousa hit a great ball. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Minotauro's goalkeeper Giovanni de Toledo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Moema EC's Faustão Pinho came free and shot a quick shot against goal 14 minutes in the game, fortunately Giovanni de Toledo had problems saving as it came toward the left post. When the match clock showed 14 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Faustão Pinho sped through Minotauro's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Giovanni de Toledo. If Faustão Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jean Eger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ale Bande having to interfere. Moema EC's Ale Bande played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romeu Sousa in the 21st minute of play. Giovanni de Toledo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faustão Castro in the 25th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Minotauro's goal looked a bit too open when Faustão Castro came free, but Giovanni de Toledo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Beto Tasso made in the 30th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Oswaldo Mendes however managed to control. Faustão Pinho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Giovanni de Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faustão Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. The supporters of Moema EC booed when Minotauro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romeu Sousa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Giovanni de Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Faustão Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giovanni de Toledo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Acácio Meirelles in the 42nd minute. Giovanni de Toledo came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by Moema EC's Faustão Castro. But to his dismay, Faustão Castro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Faustão Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Giovanni de Toledo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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 2-0.

Giovanni de Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oswaldo Mendes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 55th minute of the match Moema EC got a corner. Minotauro's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Faustão Pinho ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Faustão Pinho got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Giovanni de Toledo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 57 played minutes Minotauro's Paulinho Santos stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Ale Bande stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Moema EC of the goal. In the 58th minute Acácio Meirelles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giovanni de Toledo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giovanni de Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Faustão Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Moema EC's Faustão Pinho in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Minotauro's goalie prevented a goal. When Augusto Edwardo fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Moema EC's protests and gave Augusto Edwardo a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Moema EC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Augusto Edwardo hit a great ball. 73 minutes into the match, Faustão Pinho notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Minotauro's Giovanni de Toledo. Giovanni de Toledo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tales Vasconcelos kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Moema EC's Faustão Castro got his second yellow card of the match in the 83rd minute. The referee ordered Faustão Castro off the ground. Faustão Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faustão Pinho in the 85th minute of play forced Minotauro's goalkeeper Giovanni de Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faustão Pinho in the 90th minute of play forced Minotauro's goalkeeper Giovanni de Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Faustão Pinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giovanni de Toledo having to interfere. A collision led to Minotauro getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Donato Terra hit a great ball.