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Mineirão
Spectators: 6150 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 50) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mané de Alcântara made the kick off which started today's match. Fiori Cardozo's late challenge caught a Valenciense AS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fiori Cardozo helped the player get up and apologised. After 6 played minutes Cruzeiro EC got a freekick which was hit by Fiori Cardozo. Edmílson Arruda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Juvenal de Godoi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cássio de Mendonça sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mané de Alcântara in the 21st minute of play forced Cruzeiro EC's goalkeeper Juvenal de Godoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Cruzeiro EC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Fiori Cardozo hit a great ball. If Mané de Alcântara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcus Koehler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juvenal de Godoi having to interfere. If Luís Gustavo Fantini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Valenciense AS booed when Cruzeiro EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rogério Perez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Valenciense AS's Leandro Campidelis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cássio de Mendonça in the 46th minute of play. Valenciense AS's Leandro Campidelis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fiori Cardozo in the 48th minute of play.

The wind increased when Cássio de Mendonça made the kick off in the second half. Mané de Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cruzeiro EC's goalkeeper Juvenal de Godoi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Mané de Alcântara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 0-1 became the score in the 58th minute when Edmílson Arruda elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Marcus Koehler hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute Cássio de Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leandro Campidelis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Gustavo Fantini in the 74th minute of play forced Valenciense AS's goalkeeper Leandro Campidelis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cruzeiro EC's Juvenal de Godoi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Cruzeiro EC from getting a goal against them. Gilberto de Almeida kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Edmílson Arruda's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Juvenal de Godoi firmly grabbed it by the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as Mané de Alcântara kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Juvenal de Godoi. That made the score 0-2 in the 89 minute of play. Juvenal de Godoi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mané de Alcântara showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 95 minute of play. Valenciense AS's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.