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Palestra Italia
Spectators: 7263 (Terracing: 5449, Seating: 1670, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Naldo França made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Luís Guilherme Arruda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vitório Catarinense was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Frederico Dantas scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vitório Catarinense, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 10 played minutes Uberlândia Esporte Clube got a freekick which was hit by Tarcisio Cordeiro. Fabinho Ferreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Naldo França in the 13th minute of the match. Luís Guilherme Arruda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vitório Catarinense having to interfere. Frederico Dantas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th 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 22nd minute, Luís Guilherme Arruda managed to get in a good position for a shot. Uberlândia Esporte Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Luís Guilherme Arruda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vitório Catarinense breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dedé Nogueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vitório Catarinense having to interfere. After having played for 26 minutes, Luís Guilherme Arruda managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Uberlândia Esporte Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Guilherme Arruda was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 27 minutes, Luís Guilherme Arruda managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Uberlândia Esporte Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Guilherme Arruda 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 37th minute, Frederico Dantas 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frederico Dantas in the 40th minute of play forced Palestra's goalkeeper Vitório Catarinense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oscar Dracena's late challenge caught a Uberlândia Esporte Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Oscar Dracena helped the player get up and apologised. Oscar Dracena hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. After the first half Uberlândia Esporte Clube were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luís Guilherme Arruda made a kick off. In the 55th minute, Giuseppe de Souza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Frederico Dantas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vitório Catarinense having to interfere. Fabinho Ferreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Belmiro Travassos, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. With his leg Vitório Catarinense managed to avoid a goal in the 77thth minute, when Uberlândia Esporte Clube's Frederico Dantas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Vitório Catarinense was out of position in the 80 minute of play, and Dedé Nogueira capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dedé Nogueira really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. When Luís Fabiano Urbano fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Uberlândia Esporte Clube's protests and gave Luís Fabiano Urbano a yellow card for diving instead. After 84 played minutes Uberlândia Esporte Clube got a freekick which was hit by Luís Fabiano Urbano. Luís Guilherme Arruda struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Vitório Catarinense didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Uberlândia Esporte Clube. The Palestra fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Uberlândia Esporte Clube were clearly better and deserved to take the win.