League

Estádio Pontais
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of NZB booed when Pontais was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wágner Dante didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nico Pinho in the 5th minute of play forced Pontais's goalkeeper Caio Marques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernardinho Viana struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Caio Marques didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NZB. Sílvio Luiz Rosa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Nilmar Berger made a huge save. Nilmar Berger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amílton Matos, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 17th minute Bernardinho Viana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caio Marques saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Luís Palmeira put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Caio Marques. 22 minutes into the game, Josué da Rocha cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Caio Marques was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 25th minute, Ernani Dionísio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Pontais booed when NZB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Josué da Rocha didn't get a good kick on the ball. 31 minutes into the game, Pontais's Ernani Dionísio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nilmar Berger made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. 38 minutes into the match, Bernardinho Viana had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Caio Marques. Pontais's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bernardinho Viana was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amílton Matos in the 43rd minute of play forced NZB's goalkeeper Nilmar Berger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute, José Carlos Melo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The wind increased when Luís Palmeira made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, NZB's Luís Palmeira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Caio Marques narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Juarês Capixaba charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Juarês Capixaba the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Juarês Capixaba hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Bernardinho Viana came free with the goalkeeper in the 56th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Caio Marques could save by the left post. The audience was convinced that Luís Palmeira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Caio Marques was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. When NZB's Luís Palmeira in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pontais's goalie prevented a goal. Nilmar Berger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sílvio Luiz Rosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amílton Matos in the 63rd minute of play forced NZB's goalkeeper Nilmar Berger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 65 minutes, Luís Palmeira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NZB's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Palmeira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of NZB booed when Pontais was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juarês Capixaba didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to NZB getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Josué da Rocha hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Luiz Rosa in the 73rd minute of play forced NZB's goalkeeper Nilmar Berger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sílvio Luiz Rosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nilmar Berger having to interfere. In the 77th minute, Ernani Dionísio 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. Bernardinho Viana could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Caio Marques made a huge save. Ernani Dionísio kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Luís Palmeira 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. With a little luck, Pontais's Caio Marques got control of the ball when Luís Palmeira tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 84th match minute, Pontais was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernani Dionísio to maneuver through the defense. After 86 minutes, Sílvio Luiz Rosa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pontais and the NZB players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nilmar Berger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Luiz Rosa in the 94th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugênio Vasconcelos in the 96th minute of play forced Pontais's goalkeeper Caio Marques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched NZB eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.