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Mineirão
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Osvaldo Sá kicked off to start the match. Osvaldo Sá received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Egídio Travassos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Serafim Oliveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Villa Juniores F.C.'s Carlos Eduardo Paulista got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Villa Juniores F.C.'s Sílvio Saraiva got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 22nd match minute, Villa Juniores F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Eduardo Paulista to maneuver through the defense. Osvaldo Sá might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Egídio Travassos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Osvaldo Sá ran back to his position shaking his head. Carlos Eduardo Paulista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 34 minutes into the match, Carlos Eduardo Paulista had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Egídio Travassos. Club Atlético Minas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carlos Eduardo Paulista was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Sílvio Saraiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Egídio Travassos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Serafim Oliveira kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. A collision led to Villa Juniores F.C. getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Chicão Galvão hit a great ball. In the 46th minute of the match Luís Eduardo Veiga sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rômulo Tavares skillfully saved the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Erik Queirós to make the kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Carlos Eduardo Paulista managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Villa Juniores F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Carlos Eduardo Paulista was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 57th minute Nilmar Ferreira managed to get in a great position but fired away a sharp shot that went outside the goal on the goalie's right hand side. It could just as well have been a goal. Carlos Eduardo Paulista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Egídio Travassos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Egídio Travassos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafim Oliveira, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Carlos Eduardo Paulista might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Egídio Travassos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carlos Eduardo Paulista ran back to his position shaking his head. 63 minutes into the match, Club Atlético Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Eduardo Paulista came free, but Egídio Travassos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Sílvio Saraiva came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Villa Juniores F.C. 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 Sílvio Saraiva couldn't finish the play. Osvaldo Sá sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Club Atlético Minas's goalkeeper Egídio Travassos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 69th minute Carlos Eduardo Paulista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egídio Travassos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72ndth minute of the game Carlos Eduardo Paulista who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Club Atlético Minas's Egídio Travassos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Osvaldo Sá recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Osvaldo Sá could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Egídio Travassos made a huge save. Club Atlético Minas's Egídio Travassos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Club Atlético Minas from getting a goal against them. When Osvaldo Sá came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Villa Juniores F.C. 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 Osvaldo Sá couldn't finish the play. Carlos Eduardo Paulista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Villa Juniores F.C.'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.