League

Arena do Galo
Spectators: 7245 (Terracing: 5435, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) Boreby's Jarbas Proença started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Valério Damião hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. A collision led to Clube Atlético Mineiro getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Guto de Lara hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Genílson Castro in the 7th minute of play forced Boreby's goalkeeper Nilmar da Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Boreby's Vivaldo Cardoso got a free kick in the 8th minute. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Genílson Castro took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Nilmar da Costa to make any attempt to save it. 12 minutes into the match, Boreby's goal looked a bit too open when Genílson Castro came free, but Nilmar da Costa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Boreby's goalkeeper Nilmar da Costa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valério Damião. Nilmar da Costa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guto de Lara in the 16th minute of play. Boreby were furious when Luís Fabiano Siqueira was red carded, 18 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. With a little luck, Boreby's Nilmar da Costa got control of the ball when Valério Damião tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nilmar da Costa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valério Damião in the 25th minute. When Artur Netto came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Clube Atlético Mineiro 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 Artur Netto couldn't finish the play. Nilmar da Costa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artur Netto, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Nilmar da Costa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Genílson Castro's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Osvaldinho Santos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Boreby's supporters rose to their feet, but Osvaldinho Santos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gustavo Gómez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 38 played minutes Boreby got a freekick which was hit by João Paulo Diniz. An unexpectedly hard shot by Genílson Castro in the 44th minute of play forced Boreby's goalkeeper Nilmar da Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Osvaldinho Santos charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Osvaldinho Santos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Clube Atlético Mineiro booed when Boreby was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osvaldinho Santos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Boreby's Nilmar da Costa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauro Lago in the 47th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Genílson Castro in the 48th minute of play forced Boreby's goalkeeper Nilmar da Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Genílson Castro in the 53rd minute of play forced Boreby's goalkeeper Nilmar da Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 54 minutes into the match, Boreby's goal looked a bit too open when Valério Damião came free, but Nilmar da Costa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Boreby's Nilmar da Costa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Genílson Castro in the 55th minute of play. Boreby's Nilmar da Costa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Genílson Castro in the 57th minute of play. In the 62nd minute Genílson Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilmar da Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Boreby's goal looked a bit too open when Genílson Castro came free, but Nilmar da Costa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valério Damião in the 65th minute of play forced Boreby's goalkeeper Nilmar da Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nilmar da Costa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Genílson Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Valério Damião fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nilmar da Costa having to interfere. After 71 minutes of play, Clube Atlético Mineiro's Genílson Castro made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nilmar da Costa was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 74th minute, Genílson Castro 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. Nilmar da Costa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauro Lago in the 78th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artur Netto in the 81st minute of play forced Boreby's goalkeeper Nilmar da Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nilmar da Costa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valério Damião in the 86th minute of the match. Valério Damião took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nilmar da Costa. Nilmar da Costa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0.