League

Municipal JF
Spectators: 7277 (Terracing: 5460, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Maurício Ramos kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Foxers Club booed when Tupi F.C. JF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Flavinho Munhoz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kaká Souza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Enrique Soares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ezequiel Vides showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafa Britto in the 13th minute of the match. Ezequiel Vides stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maurício Ramos's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. The audience was convinced that Maurício Ramos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ezequiel Vides was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Kaká Souza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrique Soares having to interfere. Foxers Club's Rafa Britto got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Maurício Ramos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Ezequiel Vides tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tupi F.C. JF's Ezequiel Vides played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maurício Ramos in the 31st minute of play. Maurício Ramos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ezequiel Vides took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafa Britto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ezequiel Vides showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anísio Paraíba in the 45th minute of the match. After having played for 46 minutes, Maurício Ramos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Foxers Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maurício Ramos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half Foxers Club were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell César Fernandes to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Evandro Meira during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Foxers Club's Rafa Britto got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Maurício Ramos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ezequiel Vides was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Maurício Ramos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Ezequiel Vides tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Maurício Ramos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Maurício Ramos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ezequiel Vides was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Rafa Britto took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ezequiel Vides. Ezequiel Vides dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Anísio Paraíba could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Ezequiel Vides made a huge save. In the 89thth minute of the game Maurício Ramos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tupi F.C. JF's Ezequiel Vides was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The long shot by Toninho Mota in the 93rd minute really tested Ezequiel Vides's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Foxers Club's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.