League

Jequi
Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gigi Covaci took the kick off in the first half of the match. Edgard Lopez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rúben Trigueiro having to interfere. After having played for 5 minutes, Dênis da Rocha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tigre das Américas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dênis da Rocha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 7th minute Dênis da Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rúben Trigueiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute Edgard Lopez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rúben Trigueiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgard Lopez in the 16th minute of play forced Jequi's goalkeeper Rúben Trigueiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Célio Ferreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zé Roberto Ceresso kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. It was beautiful to see Tigre das Américas's Washington Cruz in action when he in the 24th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Dênis da Rocha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tigre das Américas's supporters rose to their feet, but Dênis da Rocha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rúben Trigueiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Edgard Lopez succeeded in the game's 30th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Edgard Lopez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Jequi's Falcão Macedo got a free kick in the 38th minute. Rúben Trigueiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgard Lopez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 47th minute Gigi Covaci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gualter Pinheiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Rúben Trigueiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dênis da Rocha in the 54th minute. In the 56th minute, Tigre das Américas's Cido Souto dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. With a little luck, Jequi's Rúben Trigueiro got control of the ball when Dênis da Rocha tried to sneak it across the goal line. Severino Duarte charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Severino Duarte the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Tigre das Américas booed when Jequi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Severino Duarte didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jequi's Rúben Trigueiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgard Lopez in the 66th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Barry Ellershaw hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 71 minutes into the match, Washington Cruz sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Rúben Trigueiro threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Washington Cruz this time. A collision led to Jequi getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Barry Ellershaw hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgard Lopez in the 74th minute of play forced Jequi's goalkeeper Rúben Trigueiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Tigre das Américas booed when Jequi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Barry Ellershaw didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute, Zé Roberto Ceresso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Jequi's Rúben Trigueiro got control of the ball when Dênis da Rocha tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Jequi's goalkeeper Rúben Trigueiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hulk Fenomeno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match was over Tigre das Américas could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Jequi throughout the match.