League

Estádio BARRIGA VERD
Spectators: 7170 (Terracing: 5379, Seating: 1649, VIP seats: 142) MZ 13 de Julho's Oswaldo Paulista started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience was convinced that Dadá Moreno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nilson Leão was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. In the 9th minute, José Carlos Gomes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MZ 13 de Julho fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oswaldo Paulista in the 17th minute of play forced ITAJAI SC's goalkeeper Nilson Leão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oswaldo Paulista took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nilson Leão. Nilson Leão dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Gugu Cosme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fábio Barbosa having to interfere. If Rômulo da Rocha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, MZ 13 de Julho's Oswaldo Paulista got a free kick in the 44th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rômulo da Rocha stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gugu Cosme came free in the 59th minute and tried to tip the ball over Fábio Barbosa, but to the joy of MZ 13 de Julho's supporters the ball hit the crossbar and out. Nilson Leão made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Afonso Carioca sent off a good shot on target. 82 minutes into the match, ITAJAI SC's goal looked a bit too open when Dadá Moreno came free, but Nilson Leão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oswaldo Paulista could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Nilson Leão made a huge save. Nilson Leão made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oswaldo Paulista in the 92nd minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. MZ 13 de Julho had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.