League

Estádio Carua
Spectators: 6463 (Terracing: 5463, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Anísio Barral made the kick off and thus started the match. Arí Abreu made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Flavinho do Vale sent off a good shot on target. Flavinho do Vale sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Anísio Barral came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Horizonte 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 Anísio Barral couldn't finish the play. Arí Abreu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anísio Barral in the 22nd minute of the match. Leonel Teixeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Aníbal Gomes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 28 minutes into the game, Horizonte's Flavinho do Vale nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arí Abreu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Arí Abreu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anísio Barral, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Anísio Barral's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 39thth minute, Arí Abreu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Flavinho do Vales short, quick shot in the 40thth minute got Arí Abreu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a rather tough play, Zeus Esporte Clube's Enéas da Silveira got a free kick in the 40th minute. Anísio Barral struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Arí Abreu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Horizonte. Enéas da Silveira charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Enéas da Silveira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 42 played minutes Zeus Esporte Clube got a freekick which was hit by Enéas da Silveira. Arí Abreu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anísio Barral in the 43rd minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Chiquinho Travassos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 59 played minutes, Zeus Esporte Clube's Luís Fernando da Silva shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Aníbal Gomes came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Zeus Esporte Clube reached it. 61 minutes into the game, Flavinho do Vale was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Horizonte's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zeus Esporte Clube the free kick. In the 61st minute, Flavinho do Vale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 70 minutes, Dalmo Mattos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Horizonte and the Zeus Esporte Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dalmo Mattos kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Chiquinho Travassos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zeus Esporte Clube's Arí Abreu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anísio Barral in the 77th minute of play. After having played for 80 minutes, Flavinho do Vale managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Horizonte's supporters crossed their fingers, but Flavinho do Vale was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Arí Abreu didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Horizonte's Flavinho do Vale shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Anísio Barral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arí Abreu having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Flavinho do Vale in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arí Abreu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 91st minute Horizonte were awarded a corner. Tomé Alagoano went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Horizonte's corner Flavinho do Vale fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Arí Abreu quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavinho do Vale in the 93rd minute of play forced Zeus Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Arí Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anísio Barral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Arí Abreu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Horizonte's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.