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Municipal Lafaiete
Spectators: 7203 (Terracing: 5404, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel das Neves started the match with the kick off. Francisco Aguiar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudinho Lira in the 6th minute of play. Machado F.C.'s Francisco Aguiar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudinho Lira in the 7th minute of play. With 23 minutes on the clock, Vítor Saraiva commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 22nd minute, one of Machado F.C.:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Machado F.C.. Francisco Aguiar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Renato Gaspar, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Francisco Aguiar made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Murillo Rodrigues sent off a good shot on target. Francisco Aguiar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Renato Gaspar, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 32nd match minute, Machado F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Betinho Passos to maneuver through the defense. Júlio Vidal charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Júlio Vidal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 36th minute Rômulo Vidal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fábio de Castro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Murillo Rodrigues during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Machado F.C.'s Betinho Passos got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 42nd minute, Rômulo Vidal 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. DEPORTIVO LANA's Fábio de Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel das Neves in the 46th minute of play. Machado F.C.'s Francisco Aguiar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Augusto Lopes in the 48th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Paulo Renato Gaspar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Josué Nóbrega sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Betinho Passos came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Machado F.C. 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 Betinho Passos couldn't finish the play. In the 63rd match minute, DEPORTIVO LANA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudinho Lira to maneuver through the defense. José Augusto Lopes might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Francisco Aguiar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. José Augusto Lopes ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Renato Gaspar in the 70th minute of play forced Machado F.C.'s goalkeeper Francisco Aguiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Josué Nóbrega fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Machado F.C.'s protests and gave Josué Nóbrega a yellow card for diving instead. The audience held their breath when Rômulo Vidal in the 76th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Fábio de Castro's left hand side. Fábio de Castro made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Josué Nóbrega sent off a good shot on target. Machado F.C.'s Betinho Passos got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Betinho Passos struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Fábio de Castro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Machado F.C.. When the match had gone on for 96 minutes, Betinho Passos took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Fábio de Castro to make any attempt to save it. Despite being the better team, Machado F.C. failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.