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Spectators: 7199 (Terracing: 5401, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Laércio Moraes made the kick off which started today's match. Adalberto de Mendonça's late challenge caught a Monlevade's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adalberto de Mendonça helped the player get up and apologised. Adalberto de Mendonça kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. In the 5th minute Laércio Moraes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Paulo França saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Oséias Favoretto fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rubros's protests and gave Oséias Favoretto a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Rubros's Oséias Favoretto got a free kick in the 13th minute. Edmílson Borges took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 14th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Adalberto Pires. Rubros's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Laércio Moraes's late challenge caught a Monlevade's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Laércio Moraes helped the player get up and apologised. When Thomás Custódio came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Monlevade 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 Thomás Custódio couldn't finish the play. When Arthur Sousa fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Monlevade's protests and gave Arthur Sousa a yellow card for diving instead. After 26 played minutes Monlevade got a freekick which was hit by Arthur Sousa. Mauro Secco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Paulo França having to interfere. In the 31st minute, Laércio Moraes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thomás Custódio might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adalberto Pires. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Thomás Custódio ran back to his position shaking his head. Thomás Custódio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mauro Secco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. José Paulo Lucas was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Monlevade's zone, Mauro Secco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Paulo França came out of the goal and Mauro Secco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Adalberto de Mendonça recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Mauro Secco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rubros's supporters rose to their feet, but Mauro Secco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Paulo França breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mauro Secco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mauro Secco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mauro Secco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Paulo França having to interfere. Thomás Custódio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 76th minute of the match Sydney Mattos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but José Paulo França showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Mauro Secco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. José Paulo França tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. José Paulo França came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by Rubros's Mauro Secco. But to his dismay, Mauro Secco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Mauro Secco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. José Paulo França tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Oséias Favoretto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rubros's Mauro Secco got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Rubros fully deserved thier win.