League

Arena do Jacaré
Spectators: 7309 (Terracing: 5483, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) Time do Povo's Willian de Godoy 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. Faustão Abreu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Glauco Tavares's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. After 5 played minutes Time do Povo got a freekick which was hit by Adriano Damião. Jacarepaguá AC's Glauco Tavares got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Time do Povo's Luisão Moura quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Aílton Machado, made in the 9th minute of the game. Faustão Abreu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Glauco Tavares in the 15th minute of play. After 16 played minutes Time do Povo got a freekick which was hit by Jorge Cerezo. With a little luck, Time do Povo's Faustão Abreu got control of the ball when Glauco Tavares tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Glauco Tavares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 32ndth minute of the game Glauco Tavares who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Time do Povo's Faustão Abreu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 38thth minute of the game Glauco Tavares who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Time do Povo's Faustão Abreu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 42nd match minute, Jacarepaguá AC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guto Arantes to maneuver through the defense. If Glauco Tavares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Glauco Tavares stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Glauco Tavares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faustão Abreu having to interfere. A collision led to Time do Povo getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Willian de Godoy hit a great ball. Lauro Dionísio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luisão Moura in the 60th minute of the match. Lauro Dionísio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Willian de Godoy, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. The audience was convinced that Glauco Tavares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Faustão Abreu was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Glauco Tavares in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Faustão Abreu saved Time do Povo from getting behind. In the 72ndth minute of the game Glauco Tavares who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Time do Povo's Faustão Abreu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Jacarepaguá AC's Glauco Tavares in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Time do Povo's goalie prevented a goal. Faustão Abreu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Glauco Tavares in the 83rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dorival de Alcântara during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 94th minute, one of Jacarepaguá AC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Jacarepaguá AC. The referee gave Time do Povo a penalty, 96 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Luisão Moura, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Jacarepaguá AC's Lauro Dionísio. 0-1. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Time do Povo eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.