League

JURUPOCÃO
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) A. Jurupoca's Sérgio Barbosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gigi Covaci in the 7th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Jequi's Vicente Marques got a free kick in the 8th minute. The long shot by Ronaldinho Gomes in the 9th minute really tested Rúben Trigueiro's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Falcão Macedo hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Sérgio Barbosa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gigi Covaci's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Sérgio Barbosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frédson Dante, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 25 minutes into the game, Jequi's João Pedro Prata nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sérgio Barbosa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 28 minutes, Facundo Quiroga mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jequi and the A. Jurupoca players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 28th match minute, Jequi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Facundo Quiroga to maneuver through the defense. Frédson Dante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Sérgio Barbosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 37 minutes into the match, A. Jurupoca's goal looked a bit too open when Gigi Covaci came free, but Sérgio Barbosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Frédson Dante hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. 44 minutes into the match, João Pedro Prata notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of A. Jurupoca's Sérgio Barbosa. Sérgio Barbosa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gigi Covaci to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Vicente Marques made a precise shot to the right of Sérgio Barbosa. A. Jurupoca's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Through an outstanding action, after 54 minutes, Sérgio Barbosa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Vicente Marques could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Sérgio Barbosa made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gigi Covaci in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sérgio Barbosa saved A. Jurupoca from getting behind. Sérgio Barbosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gigi Covaci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sérgio Barbosa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gigi Covaci's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. When the match clock showed 68 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Gigi Covaci sped through A. Jurupoca's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sérgio Barbosa. Sérgio Barbosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gigi Covaci in the 77th minute of play. Gigi Covaci was extremely unlucky when he, in the 80th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After a rather tough play, Jequi's João Pedro Prata got a free kick in the 88th minute. A. Jurupoca's Sérgio Barbosa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save A. Jurupoca from getting a goal against them. Sérgio Barbosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gigi Covaci in the 93rd minute of play. In the 96th minute, Jequi's Gigi Covaci ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Sérgio Barbosa. Sérgio Barbosa yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-8. When the final whistle sounded Jequi left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than A. Jurupoca.