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Spectators: 6729 (Terracing: 5010, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Noel Miranda made the kick off which started today's match. Cachambu EC's Felipe Baiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adelino Perez in the 3rd minute of play. Benê Varela hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Adelino Perez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Felipe Baiano was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Josué de Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cachambu EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Josué de Andrade was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amos Nero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Cachambu EC's Felipe Baiano got control of the ball when Luiz Coelho tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Coelho in the 13th minute of play forced Cachambu EC's goalkeeper Felipe Baiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felipe Baiano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adelino Perez, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Felipe Baiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adelino Perez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 26 played minutes Adelino Perez rounded Cachambu EC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Felipe Baiano made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Adelino Perez sent off a good shot on target. In the 33rd minute Noel Miranda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amos Nero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 38 minutes into the game, Geovani Carioca was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cachambu EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Atlético-MG the free kick. Juan Soeiro came free with the goalkeeper in the 40th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Felipe Baiano could save by the left post. 41 minutes into the match, Cachambu EC's goal looked a bit too open when Sydney Antunes came free, but Felipe Baiano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amos Nero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Noel Miranda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Paulo Leão in the 45th minute of play forced Atlético-MG's goalkeeper Amos Nero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Adelino Perez was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the Cachambu EC defense, Sydney Antunes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Felipe Baiano. The Cachambu EC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Felipe Baiano should have stopped the shot. 59 minutes into the game, Sydney Antunes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atlético-MG's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cachambu EC the free kick. A collision led to Atlético-MG getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Sydney Antunes hit a great ball. 62 minutes into the match, Cachambu EC's goal looked a bit too open when Adelino Perez came free, but Felipe Baiano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, João Paulo Leão managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cachambu EC's supporters rose to their feet, but João Paulo Leão was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amos Nero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Juan Soeiro took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Felipe Baiano. Felipe Baiano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. If Josué de Andrade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Noel Miranda got free with Amos Nero in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Felipe Baiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Coelho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Atlético-MG getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Edvaldo Secco hit a great ball. 82 minutes into the match, Cachambu EC's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Coelho came free, but Felipe Baiano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 83 minutes of play, Atlético-MG's Luiz Coelho made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Felipe Baiano was left in no man's land by his defense there! Felipe Baiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adelino Perez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 91 minutes into the match, Luiz Coelho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Felipe Baiano. Cachambu EC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luiz Coelho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Cachambu EC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.