League

Maracanju
Spectators: 7229 (Terracing: 5423, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fellipe Pimenta kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute, João Paulo Paulista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Luiz Moreno in the 10th minute of play forced Flamengo's goalkeeper Caio Cosme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gugu Saraiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Acácio Passos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. JUIZ DE FORA FUTEBOL CLUB's Acácio Passos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fellipe Pimenta in the 16th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Flamengo's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Luiz Moreno came free, but Caio Cosme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Caio Cosme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Luiz Moreno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, JUIZ DE FORA FUTEBOL CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Fábio Bittencourt came free, but Acácio Passos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Acácio Passos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fellipe Pimenta in the 27th minute of the match. When Fellipe Pimenta came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Flamengo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fellipe Pimenta couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Fellipe Pimenta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Acácio Passos was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fellipe Pimenta in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Acácio Passos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 46 minutes into the match, JUIZ DE FORA FUTEBOL CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Fábio Bittencourt came free, but Acácio Passos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th minute, Belmiro Cardozo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pedro Luiz Moreno to make the kick off. Flamengo's Caio Cosme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Luiz Moreno in the 55th minute of play. After having played for 57 minutes, Ernani Arósio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. JUIZ DE FORA FUTEBOL CLUB's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ernani Arósio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Caio Cosme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jerônimo Carvalho in the 60th minute of play. If Gugu Saraiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luiz Fábio Bittencourts short, quick shot in the 79thth minute got Acácio Passos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 81st minute of the match Ernani Arósio sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Caio Cosme skillfully saved the ball. Flamengo's Caio Cosme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Délio Quintal in the 82nd minute of play. The supporters of JUIZ DE FORA FUTEBOL CLUB booed when Flamengo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Paulo Paulista didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute, Jerônimo Goiano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The JUIZ DE FORA FUTEBOL CLUB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Caio Cosme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Délio Quintal, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. Flamengo's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.