League

Centralito
Spectators: 6660 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mário Nunes got the match started through his kick off. Giuseppe Lara might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luiz Fábio de Almeida. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Giuseppe Lara ran back to his position shaking his head. Mário Nunes struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Adnan Baler didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Centralito. If Giuseppe Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Adrianinho da Mata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Giuseppe Lara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Luiz Fábio de Almeida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Centralito's zone, Giuseppe Lara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luiz Fábio de Almeida came out of the goal and Giuseppe Lara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Giuseppe Lara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Luiz Fábio de Almeida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 34 minutes, Geovani Galvão managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cruzeiro MG's supporters crossed their fingers, but Geovani Galvão was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mário Nunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adnan Baler having to interfere. After some careless play in the Centralito defense, Giuseppe Lara kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luiz Fábio de Almeida. The Centralito fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luiz Fábio de Almeida should have stopped the shot. Giuseppe Lara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Fábio de Almeida having to interfere. After the first half Cruzeiro MG were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Giuseppe Lara was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Giuseppe Lara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luiz Fábio de Almeida was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. In the 65th minute, Giuseppe Lara ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luiz Fábio de Almeida was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Giuseppe Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Centralito defense, Giuseppe Lara kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luiz Fábio de Almeida. The Centralito fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luiz Fábio de Almeida should have stopped the shot. After 84 played minutes Centralito got a freekick which was hit by Sérgio Lucas. If Giuseppe Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd match minute, Centralito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mário Nunes to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Centralito getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Rodolfo Matorin hit a great ball.