League

Cacutu
Spectators: 7047 (Terracing: 5394, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 0) Cacutu's Albertinho Paes 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. Gildo Leme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gildo Leme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Eliézer Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 9 minutes into the match, Cacutu's Gildo Leme sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eliézer Neves narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 16th minute, Cacutu's Albertinho Paes ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Eliézer Neves. Eliézer Neves yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. If Albertinho Paes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cacutu's Diogo de Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Durval Catarinense in the 32nd minute of play. Silvinho Simão hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Vitório Viana charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vitório Viana the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Durval Catarinense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diogo de Sousa having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

With an all-out effort, Universidade Capixaba's Diogo de Sousa threw himself towards the right post 51 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from João Augusto Amorim, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Albertinho Paes in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eliézer Neves prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Eliézer Neves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Albertinho Paes's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. Albertinho Paes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eliézer Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gildo Leme in the 71st minute of the match. Diogo de Sousa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Augusto Amorim in the 75th minute of play. Gildo Leme might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eliézer Neves. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gildo Leme ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of Cacutu booed when Universidade Capixaba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vitório Berger didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gildo Leme in the 84th minute of play forced Universidade Capixaba's goalkeeper Eliézer Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diogo de Sousa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of João Augusto Amorim's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. Diogo de Sousa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of João Augusto Amorim's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gildo Leme in the 88th minute of play forced Universidade Capixaba's goalkeeper Eliézer Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.