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Morumbi de Uberaba
Spectators: 8463 (Terracing: 6348, Seating: 1946, VIP seats: 169) Paul Christini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Quirino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Edson Futebol Clube's João Augusto Soeiro threw himself towards the right post 7 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Panos Karkantos, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Porvir FC's attentive Evandro Penha managed to snatch the ball when Americo Olivar made a throw-in in the 8th minute of the game. 19 minutes into the match, Edson Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Gino Moreira came free, but Paul Christini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute of the game Americo Olivar made a throw-in which Betinho Damião played forward. João Augusto Soeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gil Paulista in the 24th minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Porvir FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gil Paulista came free, but João Augusto Soeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Gino Moreira came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Porvir FC 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 Gino Moreira couldn't finish the play. Porvir FC's João Augusto Soeiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Porvir FC from getting a goal against them. Panos Karkantos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but João Augusto Soeiro made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gil Paulista in the 33rd minute of play forced Porvir FC's goalkeeper João Augusto Soeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Augusto Soeiro made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Ernesto Fontes sent off a good shot on target. Porvir FC's Gino Moreira got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Porvir FC's Fábio Félix got a free kick in the 38th minute. João Augusto Soeiro acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 39th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Tao Xing Yong. 40 minutes into the match, Edson Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Gino Moreira came free, but Paul Christini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paul Christini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Quirino in the 42nd minute of play. Anderson Prata hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Americo Olivar made in the 50th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Tao Xing Yong however managed to control. Paul Christini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gino Moreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Porvir FC's Gino Moreira got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 57th minute, Rodrigo Quirino 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. In the 62nd minute, Gino Moreira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Porvir FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Porvir FC's zone, Betinho Damião stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Augusto Soeiro came out of the goal and Betinho Damião tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. João Augusto Soeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Fontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paul Christini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gino Moreira in the 82nd minute of play. After 85 minutes of play, Edson Futebol Clube's Tao Xing Yong made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. João Augusto Soeiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.