League

Sabia Arena
Spectators: 7987 (Terracing: 5991, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) In the 3rd minute, Pedro Paulo Bueno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zé Augusto Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bebeto de Carvalho in the 6th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristo Videl in the 11th minute of play forced Itapeipu AD's goalkeeper Silvinho Monteiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute, Bebeto de Carvalho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zé Augusto Duarte was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 16th minute Bebeto de Carvalho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Augusto Duarte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 17 played minutes Uberlandia-DMZ got a freekick which was hit by Cristo Videl. Zé Augusto Duarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bebeto de Carvalho in the 19th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Greg Marshall in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zé Augusto Duarte saved Uberlandia-DMZ from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Belmiro Quadros's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zé Augusto Duarte was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Belmiro Quadros sped through Uberlandia-DMZ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Zé Augusto Duarte. In the 27th minute, Bebeto de Carvalho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Itapeipu AD fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Zé Augusto Duarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bebeto de Carvalho in the 34th minute of play. If Narciso Zonta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zé Augusto Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Belmiro Quadros in the 40th minute of the match. Zé Augusto Duarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bebeto de Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Zé Augusto Duarte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bebeto de Carvalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Uberlandia-DMZ getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Narciso Zonta hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Zé Augusto Duarte made a fantastic save in the 50th minute, when Greg Marshall sent off a good shot on target. Greg Marshall sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A hard shot 58 in the game by Greg Marshall from a close distance when the talented Zé Augusto Duarte managed to make a qualified save. Uberlandia-DMZ's players were relieved. Bebeto de Carvalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Augusto Duarte having to interfere. Greg Marshall could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Zé Augusto Duarte made a huge save. Zé Augusto Duarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bebeto de Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. With an all-out effort, Itapeipu AD's Zé Augusto Duarte threw himself towards the right post 67 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Bebeto de Carvalho, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 71st minute of the match, Bebeto de Carvalho tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Zé Augusto Duarte saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The crowd rose to their feet as Itapeipu AD's Bebeto de Carvalho slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Zé Augusto Duarte. That made the score 0-4 after 74 minutes of play. After 77 minutes of play, Itapeipu AD's Bebeto de Carvalho made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zé Augusto Duarte was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zé Augusto Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Belmiro Quadros in the 81st minute of the match. Zé Augusto Duarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bebeto de Carvalho in the 86th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Itapeipu AD's Bebeto de Carvalho slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Zé Augusto Duarte. That made the score 0-6 after 89 minutes of play. Itapeipu AD made a substitution. Valdomiro Marquez replaced Vitinho Leite. Itapeipu AD's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.