League

Zequinha Stadium
Spectators: 7183 (Terracing: 5389, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 142) In the 9th minute Renato Sarmento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sydney Berger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Ermo EC's zone, Eusébio Moraes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ricardinho Abreu came out of the goal and Eusébio Moraes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 15 minutes into the match, Renato Sarmento notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Zequinha's Sydney Berger. Sydney Berger was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sydney Berger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jarbas Salgado, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 23rd minute, Renato Sarmento left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ermo EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Sydney Berger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Renato Sarmento in the 31st minute of play. Sydney Berger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Renato Sarmento, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After 35 minutes, Renato Sarmento mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ermo EC and the Zequinha players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ermo EC's Renato Sarmento got a free kick in the 35th minute. Eusébio Moraes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Ricardinho Abreu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Renato Sarmento took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sydney Berger. Sydney Berger dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Sydney Berger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Renato Sarmento, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Zequinha's Sydney Berger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jarbas Salgado in the 48th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

51 minutes into the game, Eurico Breckenfeld was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zequinha's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ermo EC the free kick. Eurico Breckenfeld hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Iuri Sousa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sydney Berger was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Sydney Berger made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Jarbas Salgado sent off a good shot on target. Zequinha's Sydney Berger proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Zequinha from getting a goal against them. Sydney Berger was out of position in the 58 minute of play, and Aírton Paulista capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Aírton Paulista really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. 68 minutes into the match, Zequinha's goal looked a bit too open when Jarbas Salgado came free, but Sydney Berger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sydney Berger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aírton Paulista, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jarbas Salgado in the 79th minute of play forced Zequinha's goalkeeper Sydney Berger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusébio Moraes in the 81st minute of play forced Ermo EC's goalkeeper Ricardinho Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jarbas Salgado got free with Sydney Berger in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Iuri Sousa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Sydney Berger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sydney Berger made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jarbas Salgado in the 93rd minute. Zequinha's Sydney Berger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iuri Sousa in the 97th minute of play. Ermo EC played a much better game than Zequinha and deserved their victory. The Zequinha players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.