League

Mineirão
Spectators: 7860 (Terracing: 5896, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 156) Sydney Antunes made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute, Clayton Sergi 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. A sloppy throw-in by Inocencio Bertin in the 5th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by SE Palestra Itália's Adalberto Custódio. Bruno Campon struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Amos Nero didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SE Palestra Itália. After 11 minutes of play, SE Palestra Itália's Clayton Sergi made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Amos Nero was left in no man's land by his defense there! Amos Nero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Campon in the 16th minute of play. Amos Nero was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bruno Campon showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 17 minute of play. Amos Nero was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Flavinho Meirelles showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 21 minute of play. With an all-out effort, SE Palestra Itália's Amos Nero threw himself towards the right post 26 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Flavinho Meirelles, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. SE Palestra Itália were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after Atlético-MG's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Adalberto Custódio took the corner. Flavinho Meirelles blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Amos Nero having to make a save. Atlético-MG's Amos Nero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Atlético-MG from getting a goal against them. 37 minutes into the match, Atlético-MG's goalkeeper Amos Nero had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Clayton Sergi. A collision led to Atlético-MG getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Vasily Yaskovich hit a great ball. Clayton Sergi succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 4-0 in the 39th playminute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Clayton Sergi made a kick off. 52 minutes into the game, SE Palestra Itália's Clayton Sergi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Amos Nero made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Amos Nero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clayton Sergi, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Amos Nero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavinho Meirelles in the 60th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sydney Antunes in the 61st minute of play forced SE Palestra Itália's goalkeeper Tony Chaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flavinho Meirelles scored 6-0 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Amos Nero, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nelsinho Queirós during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of SE Palestra Itália booed when Atlético-MG was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nelsinho Queirós didn't get a good kick on the ball. Clayton Sergi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Amos Nero read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. SE Palestra Itália's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Adalberto Custódio in the 74th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético-MG's zone, Eriberto Scherer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amos Nero came out of the goal and Eriberto Scherer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Adelino Perez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Flavinho Meirelles might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Amos Nero. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Flavinho Meirelles ran back to his position shaking his head. Vasily Yaskovich charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vasily Yaskovich the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 81 played minutes Atlético-MG got a freekick which was hit by Vasily Yaskovich. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adalberto Custódio in the 82nd minute of play forced Atlético-MG's goalkeeper Amos Nero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Atlético-MG's goal looked a bit too open when Flavinho Meirelles came free, but Amos Nero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bruno Campon took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Amos Nero. Amos Nero dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-0. 94 minutes into the match, Eriberto Scherer notched a goal, 8-0, to the right of Atlético-MG's Amos Nero. Amos Nero was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. SE Palestra Itália's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.