League

Estádio Camelia
Spectators: 7198 (Terracing: 5400, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Valdomiro Rosa kicked off to start the match. Osvaldinho Barreto hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 4th minute, Vicente da Silva left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Membeca EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. A collision led to Jokker Team getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Cafu Reis hit a great ball. If Valdomiro Rosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vicente da Silva spun around in front of the goal 17 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Jokker Team's goal. Bebeto Leal was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 19 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 18th minute of the game. One of Jokker Team:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Membeca EC:s goal. The referee gave Membeca EC a penalty, 21 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Gerson Pimenta, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Jokker Team's José Augusto Dantas. 0-2. Emílio Dias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Paulo Damião having to interfere. José Augusto Dantas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valdomiro Rosa's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. The supporters of Membeca EC booed when Jokker Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ademar Tasso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vicente da Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Augusto Dantas having to interfere. Emílio Dias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Paulo Damião having to interfere. In the 36th minute, Luizinho Paulista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 37th minute of the match João Carlos Corrêa sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zé Paulo Damião skillfully saved the ball. In the 43rd minute, Valdomiro Rosa 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Emílio Dias to make the kick off. Vicente da Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Augusto Dantas having to interfere. José Augusto Dantas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdomiro Rosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valdomiro Rosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. José Augusto Dantas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 67th minute, Emílio Dias 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. When Emerson Lago fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jokker Team's protests and gave Emerson Lago a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Jokker Team's Emerson Lago got a free kick in the 68th minute. José Augusto Dantas made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Manfredo Zanette sent off a good shot on target. Zé Paulo Damião took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emílio Dias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute Waldemar Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Paulo Damião saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valdomiro Rosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Augusto Dantas having to interfere. Membeca EC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.