League

Juriti
Spectators: 7050 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 50) Júlio Gaúcho started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, Juriti's goal looked a bit too open when Clemente da Fonseca came free, but Fabiano Pitta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute Reginaldo de Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabiano Pitta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clemente da Fonseca in the 14th minute of play forced Juriti's goalkeeper Fabiano Pitta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Juriti's goal looked a bit too open when Clemente da Fonseca came free, but Fabiano Pitta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felipe Vasconcelos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 28 minutes into the match, Juriti's goal looked a bit too open when Reginaldo de Mendonça came free, but Fabiano Pitta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juriti's Fabiano Pitta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clemente da Fonseca in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Serafim Santos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Júlio Gaúcho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 37th minute Inácio Guedes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabiano Pitta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sport Clube Lion's goalkeeper Waldir Abreu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fabiano Pitta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Fábio Custódio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luiz Fábio Custódio to make the kick off. Fabiano Pitta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Vale, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Clemente da Fonseca kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Fabiano Pitta. That made the score 0-2 in the 63 minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, Juriti's goalkeeper Fabiano Pitta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Reginaldo de Mendonça. Wágner Cunha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waldir Abreu having to interfere. 72 minutes into the game, Clemente da Fonseca was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sport Clube Lion's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Juriti the free kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Clemente da Fonseca got free with Fabiano Pitta in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Sport Clube Lion's zone, Henrique de Mendonça stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Waldir Abreu came out of the goal and Henrique de Mendonça tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marcos Neves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Waldir Abreu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 90 minutes into the match, Júlio Gaúcho notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Sport Clube Lion's Waldir Abreu. Waldir Abreu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Clemente da Fonseca came free with the goalkeeper in the 96th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Fabiano Pitta could save by the left post. Inácio Guedes hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. The Juriti fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Sport Clube Lion were clearly better and deserved to take the win.