League

Engº. Antônio Lopes
Spectators: 7998 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) In the 4th minute Rigoberto Piearres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jarbas Guedes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When S S Palestra Italia's Zé Roberto Moura in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Zorro Negro's goalie prevented a goal. After 7 played minutes S S Palestra Italia got a freekick which was hit by Robinho Castro. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Rigoberto Piearres put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Jarbas Guedes. After some careless play in the La Zorro Negro defense, Zé Roberto Moura kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of José Luis Heidemann. The La Zorro Negro fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that José Luis Heidemann should have stopped the shot. In the 16thth minute of the game Rigoberto Piearres who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but S S Palestra Italia's Jarbas Guedes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. La Zorro Negro's José Luis Heidemann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Roberto Moura in the 20th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Serafim Hermes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jarbas Guedes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rigoberto Piearres, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. After taking down the ball on La Zorro Negro's corner Fabrício De León fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jarbas Guedes quite easily take care of the ball. 28 minutes into the match, S S Palestra Italia's goal looked a bit too open when Rigoberto Piearres came free, but Jarbas Guedes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luciano de Queirós kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, La Zorro Negro's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Roberto Moura came free, but José Luis Heidemann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. La Zorro Negro's José Luis Heidemann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Inácio Figueiredo in the 38th minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 40th minute of the game. One of La Zorro Negro:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of S S Palestra Italia:s goal. José Luis Heidemann had in the 41stth minute some difficulties stopping Inácio Figueiredo's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Inácio Figueiredo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but José Luis Heidemann made a huge save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Rigoberto Piearres made the kick off in the second half. José Luis Heidemann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inácio Figueiredo in the 52nd minute of the match. La Zorro Negro were furious when Luciano de Queirós was red carded, 62 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in La Zorro Negro fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 61st minute. Penalty! La Zorro Negro:s José Luis Heidemann showed great skill when he stopped Inácio Figueiredo:s penalty. Zé Roberto Moura struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. José Luis Heidemann didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for S S Palestra Italia. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rigoberto Piearres got free with Jarbas Guedes in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. José Luis Heidemann made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Inácio Figueiredo in the 72nd minute of play. After some careless play in the S S Palestra Italia defense, Rigoberto Piearres kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jarbas Guedes. The S S Palestra Italia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jarbas Guedes should have stopped the shot. A collision led to La Zorro Negro getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Edson Fernandes hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Zé Roberto Moura managed to get in a good position for a shot. S S Palestra Italia's supporters rose to their feet, but Zé Roberto Moura was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Luis Heidemann breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. José Luis Heidemann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inácio Figueiredo in the 83rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Oséas Vasconcelos managed to get in a good position for a shot. S S Palestra Italia's supporters rose to their feet, but Oséas Vasconcelos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Luis Heidemann breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 88th minute, Zé Roberto Moura 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. Hélio Andrade kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. José Luis Heidemann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inácio Figueiredo in the 94th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Roberto Moura in the 97th minute of play forced La Zorro Negro's goalkeeper José Luis Heidemann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The S S Palestra Italia supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching La Zorro Negro's performance. The match ended with a win for La Zorro Negro.