League

Estádio San Siro
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Durval Lucas took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 played minutes Esporte Clube Vitória got a freekick which was hit by Antônio Carlos Marquez. The audience was convinced that Percival de Sena's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luís Fábio Costa was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. After 11 played minutes Esporte Clube Vitória got a freekick which was hit by Antônio Carlos Marquez. An unexpectedly hard shot by Durval Lucas in the 12th minute of play forced Esporte Clube Vitória's goalkeeper Luís Fábio Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Percival de Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Esporte Clube Vitória defense, Gregorio Iban kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luís Fábio Costa. The Esporte Clube Vitória fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luís Fábio Costa should have stopped the shot. Antônio Carlos Marquez might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cléberson dos Santos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Antônio Carlos Marquez ran back to his position shaking his head. Telmo Lago received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Cléberson dos Santos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 24 played minutes inter de Milan got a freekick which was hit by Gregorio Iban. Gregorio Iban hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Luís Fábio Costa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Percival de Sena, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. With a little luck, Esporte Clube Vitória's Luís Fábio Costa got control of the ball when Ruy de Andrade tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 31 played minutes Esporte Clube Vitória got a freekick which was hit by Sérgio Xavier. Percival de Sena struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Luís Fábio Costa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for inter de Milan. 38 minutes into the game, Percival de Sena recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Luís Fábio Costa. Percival de Sena showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. After a rather tough play, Esporte Clube Vitória's João Carlos Dias got a free kick in the 40th minute. Gregorio Iban in the 42ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Luís Fábio Costa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Percival de Sena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Luís Fábio Costa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ruy de Andrade got free with Luís Fábio Costa in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 47 played minutes Esporte Clube Vitória got a freekick which was hit by Antônio Carlos Marquez. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Antônio Carlos Marquez was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Gregorio Iban managed to get in a good position for a shot. inter de Milan's supporters rose to their feet, but Gregorio Iban was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luís Fábio Costa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luís Fábio Costa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruy de Andrade in the 56th minute of play. Ruy de Andrade scored 3-0 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luís Fábio Costa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Percival de Sena in the 61st minute of play forced Esporte Clube Vitória's goalkeeper Luís Fábio Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Gregorio Iban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Percival de Sena in the 65th minute of play forced Esporte Clube Vitória's goalkeeper Luís Fábio Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Durval Lucas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Fábio Costa having to interfere. Ruy de Andrade recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When inter de Milan's Percival de Sena in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Esporte Clube Vitória's goalie prevented a goal. When Telmo Lago fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Esporte Clube Vitória's protests and gave Telmo Lago a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of inter de Milan booed when Esporte Clube Vitória was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Telmo Lago didn't get a good kick on the ball. 71 minutes into the game, Gregorio Iban cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Luís Fábio Costa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 73rd minute, Júlio Vides hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luís Fábio Costa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Percival de Sena in the 77th minute of play. After some careless play in the Esporte Clube Vitória defense, Percival de Sena kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luís Fábio Costa. The Esporte Clube Vitória fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luís Fábio Costa should have stopped the shot. Luís Fábio Costa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gregorio Iban in the 86th minute of the match. Luís Fábio Costa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gregorio Iban's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. Durval Lucas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Luís Fábio Costa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luís Fábio Costa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruy de Andrade, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.