League

Estádio Aiuruoca
Spectators: 7194 (Terracing: 5397, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sílvio Luiz Peres kicked off to start the match. Adalberto Arruda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th minute, Reginaldo Munhoz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Defensores de Savóia's Jacinto Esteves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Conrado Garcia in the 16th minute of play. Sílvio Luiz Peres blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jacinto Esteves having to make a save. Conrado Garcia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacinto Esteves having to interfere. In the 20thth minute of the game Conrado Garcia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Defensores de Savóia's Jacinto Esteves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Enio Barros hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. 28 minutes into the match, Jeritaco EC's Sílvio Luiz Peres sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jacinto Esteves narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Tião Saldanha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 44 minutes into the match, Defensores de Savóia's goal looked a bit too open when Conrado Garcia came free, but Jacinto Esteves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maurinho Lira hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Sílvio Luiz Peres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacinto Esteves having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adalberto Arruda to make the kick off. Jacinto Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sílvio Luiz Peres in the 57th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Maurinho Lira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sílvio Luiz Peres succeeded in the game's 61st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. After 73 played minutes Defensores de Savóia got a freekick which was hit by Enio Barros. When Sílvio Luiz Peres came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Jeritaco EC 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 Sílvio Luiz Peres couldn't finish the play. Conrado Garcia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Jacinto Esteves made a huge save. The supporters of Jeritaco EC booed when Defensores de Savóia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enio Barros didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Defensores de Savóia's Faustão Lira got a free kick in the 79th minute. José Maria Martins kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Sílvio Luiz Peres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 91 minutes into the match, Tião Saldanha notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Jeritaco EC's Ediberto Duarte. Ediberto Duarte was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Defensores de Savóia's zone, Conrado Garcia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacinto Esteves came out of the goal and Conrado Garcia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Through an outstanding action, after 98 minutes, Jacinto Esteves successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Jeritaco EC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.