League

Uberabão
Spectators: 6685 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Amílton Miranda took the kick off in the first half of the match. Agostinho Eger hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Guarulhos FC were furious when Nilmar Rodrigues was red carded, 5 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. When the match had been going on for 6 minutes, Uberaba's Raphael Travassos got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Enio Pitta. If Faustão de Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Enio Pitta made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Raphael Travassos sent off a good shot on target. In the 12th minute, Gustavo Prata hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raphael Travassos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Enio Pitta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faustão de Senna in the 16th minute of play forced Guarulhos FC's goalkeeper Enio Pitta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Faustão de Senna put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Enio Pitta. After a defensive mix-up in Guarulhos FC's zone, Raphael Travassos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Enio Pitta came out of the goal and Raphael Travassos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Enio Pitta stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Faustão de Senna's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. 35 minutes into the match, Guarulhos FC's goalkeeper Enio Pitta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raphael Travassos. 40 minutes into the game, Guarulhos FC's Faustão de Amaral nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jorginho Bertassi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. In the 43rd match minute, Uberaba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faustão de Senna to maneuver through the defense. Jorginho Bertassi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agostinho Eger, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. When Faustão de Senna came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Uberaba 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 Faustão de Senna couldn't finish the play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Faustão de Senna to strike the kick off in the second half. If Faustão de Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Raphael Travassos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Faustão de Senna in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Enio Pitta saved Guarulhos FC from getting behind. Luís Paulo da Rocha hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the match, Guarulhos FC's Josué Fontes broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 78th minute of the game. One of Guarulhos FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Uberaba:s goal. In the 92nd minute Faustão de Senna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enio Pitta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Faustão de Senna in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Enio Pitta saved Guarulhos FC from getting behind. In the 99th minute the ball was on its way in behind Guarulhos FC's goalkeeper Enio Pitta, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Uberaba walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.