League

Bellarmino Del Nero
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) Luís Fábio dos Santos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Marcelo Vidal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Fábio dos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute Frederico Lago shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudio-Darío Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 10 minutes, Vinícius Esteves made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. C. A. Pirassununguense's Claudio-Darío Taffarel tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 13 minutes into the game, Vasco Mineiro FC's Vinícius Esteves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Claudio-Darío Taffarel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Claudio-Darío Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frederico Lago, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Vasco Mineiro FC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Flávio Sabóia hit a great ball. C. A. Pirassununguense's Luizão Souza got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 37 minutes into the game, Vinícius Esteves cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Claudio-Darío Taffarel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A sloppy throw-in by Baltazar Passos in the 42nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by C. A. Pirassununguense's Lúcio Britto. Claudio-Darío Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vinícius Esteves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Vinícius Esteves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcelo Vidal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luís Fábio dos Santos went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. Claudio-Darío Taffarel stood somewhat misplaced when Vinícius Esteves came free in front of goal and shot 1-5 to the left of him in the 67 minute. Tostão Meirelles might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcelo Vidal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tostão Meirelles ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, C. A. Pirassununguense's Claudio-Darío Taffarel got control of the ball when Vinícius Esteves tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in C. A. Pirassununguense's zone, André Luiz Pernambucano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Claudio-Darío Taffarel came out of the goal and André Luiz Pernambucano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 83 minutes into the match, C. A. Pirassununguense's goal looked a bit too open when Periklis Vasilarakos came free, but Claudio-Darío Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 84th minute, Tostão Meirelles 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. After 89 minutes, Alfredão Sergipano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the C. A. Pirassununguense and the Vasco Mineiro FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 89 played minutes C. A. Pirassununguense got a freekick which was hit by Alfredão Sergipano. Vinícius Esteves struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Claudio-Darío Taffarel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vasco Mineiro FC. Vasco Mineiro FC'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.