League

Estádio do Frito
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dedé Correia during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 8th minute Antônio Aguiar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitinho Gonçalves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antônio Aguiar in the 11th minute of play forced Texugo Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Vitinho Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the game, Inazuma Japan's Antônio Aguiar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vitinho Gonçalves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 17th minute Rui Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitinho Gonçalves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antônio Aguiar struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Vitinho Gonçalves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Inazuma Japan. The audience was convinced that Rui Silva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vitinho Gonçalves was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Vitinho Gonçalves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antônio Aguiar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute, Hortêncio Montenegro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Inazuma Japan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Haroldo de Alcântara could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Zé Vieira made a huge save. 36 minutes into the match, Rui Silva had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vitinho Gonçalves. Texugo Futebol Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rui Silva was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Antônio Aguiar to strike the kick off in the second half. Zé Vieira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haroldo de Alcântara, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Vitinho Gonçalves was a little too slow when Antônio Aguiar got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 53rd minute. The score was now 0-4. Haroldo de Alcântara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Zé Vieira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vitinho Gonçalves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antônio Aguiar, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Joaquim Maranhense hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 63rd minute, Joaquim Maranhense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hortêncio Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vitinho Gonçalves having to interfere. Vitinho Gonçalves stood somewhat misplaced when Fabrício Félix came free in front of goal and shot 0-5 to the left of him in the 72 minute. Fabrício Félix took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vitinho Gonçalves. Vitinho Gonçalves dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. Texugo Futebol Clube's Haroldo de Alcântara got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Fabrício Félix came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Inazuma Japan 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 Fabrício Félix couldn't finish the play. In the 90th match minute, Texugo Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredão Abreu to maneuver through the defense. Vitinho Gonçalves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabrício Félix, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.