League

Estádio Gonzagão
Spectators: 6150 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 50) After having played for 4 minutes, Luiz Fabiano Donato managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bairrinho SS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luiz Fabiano Donato was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Edvaldo Camargo might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Antônio Vidal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edvaldo Camargo ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Bairrinho SS getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Luiz Fabiano Donato hit a great ball. 17 minutes into the match, Vera Cruz FN's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Fabiano Donato came free, but Téo Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Vera Cruz FN getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Tarcisio Cerezo hit a great ball. Téo Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Eduardo Ceresso, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Emerson Custódio kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. If Luís Paulo de Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Fabiano Donato in the 38th minute of play forced Vera Cruz FN's goalkeeper Téo Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luiz Eduardo Ceresso blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Téo Saldanha having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Luiz Eduardo Ceresso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Téo Saldanha was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luiz Fabiano Donato to make the kick off. If Luís Paulo de Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 54th minute Edvaldo Camargo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antônio Vidal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antônio Vidal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Paulo de Barros in the 57th minute of the match. Luiz Fabiano Donato sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antônio Vidal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Paulo de Barros, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Luiz Eduardo Ceresso might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Téo Saldanha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luiz Eduardo Ceresso ran back to his position shaking his head. Luís Paulo de Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th minute, Edvaldo Camargo 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Edvaldo Camargo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vera Cruz FN's supporters rose to their feet, but Edvaldo Camargo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Antônio Vidal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Luís Paulo de Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Antônio Vidal came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Vera Cruz FN's Luís Paulo de Barros. But to his dismay, Luís Paulo de Barros quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. If Luís Paulo de Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. There was no doubt that Vera Cruz FN were the better team. Vera Cruz FN's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.