Hulk misses penalty and Athletic beats Galo for Mineiro

This Sunday, the 12th, the athletic received the Atlético-MG in São João Del Rei, in a match valid for the semifinals of the Mineiro Championship. Galo entered the field with a mixed team, without some important players and suffered a defeat in the first match, by the score of 1 to 0.

In the first minutes, the match was very truncated, including some confusion between the players, but without any clear chance. However, at 22′, Vargas had an incredible chance, but ended up having the header saved by the goalkeeper. In response, Athletic responded at 24′, with a finish from lump on the beam.

Exploring the counterattacks well, the Squad had a good first half and gave Galo a lot of work to do. However, the high moment was in the 46th minute, when the ball hit the defender’s arm. To review and, with the help of the video referee, a penalty was awarded to Athletic. with coldness, jonathan went to charge and put the home team in front. Interval! 1 to 0.

With the absence of doctors for the start of the second stage, the break was long and the match only restarted when the professionals were ready. However, just like in the first half, Atlético entered with a low level of concentration, while Athletic pressed and looked for another goal, which would make the team more comfortable.

Throughout the second stage, important players from Galo entered the game, such as Hulk It is Paulinho. Until, at 29′, the Athletic defender touched the ball inside the area with his hand, the penalty was signaled. Hulk went for the penalty kick, but ended up hitting the post and wasted the chance. End of the game! 1 to 0.