League

Estádio Estiro
Spectators: 7274 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dito Correia took the kick off in the first half of the match. Enéas Jacinto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Vítor Ceresso in the 4th minute of play. Enéas Jacinto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Vítor Ceresso in the 8th minute of the match. In the 9th minute Ian Arantes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enéas Jacinto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute, José Vítor Ceresso made a precise shot to the right of Enéas Jacinto. fα¢¢ιηιѕ ƒ¢'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. fα¢¢ιηιѕ ƒ¢'s Enéas Jacinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Vítor Ceresso in the 13th minute of play. José Vítor Ceresso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enéas Jacinto having to interfere. fα¢¢ιηιѕ ƒ¢'s Enéas Jacinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Vítor Ceresso in the 22nd minute of play. Ian Arantes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Enéas Jacinto having to make a save. fα¢¢ιηιѕ ƒ¢'s Cleiton Cruz got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. fα¢¢ιηιѕ ƒ¢'s Enéas Jacinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Vítor Ceresso in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute, José Vítor Ceresso 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. Enéas Jacinto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ian Arantes, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. 39 minutes into the match, fα¢¢ιηιѕ ƒ¢'s goal looked a bit too open when Ian Arantes came free, but Enéas Jacinto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Enéas Jacinto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ian Arantes in the 41st minute of play. José Vítor Ceresso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 47th minute José Vítor Ceresso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enéas Jacinto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ian Arantes made a kick off. José Vítor Ceresso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Enéas Jacinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to fα¢¢ιηιѕ ƒ¢ getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Aírton Meirelles hit a great ball. When Ian Arantes came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Imperatriz.Fc 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 Ian Arantes couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Imperatriz.Fc getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Igor Cerezo hit a great ball. When Eusébio Branco fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored fα¢¢ιηιѕ ƒ¢'s protests and gave Eusébio Branco a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, fα¢¢ιηιѕ ƒ¢'s Eusébio Branco got a free kick in the 67th minute. Ian Arantes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enéas Jacinto having to interfere. Enéas Jacinto was out of position in the 81 minute of play, and Ian Arantes capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ian Arantes really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. In the 90th minute, Cipriano Chaves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 94 minutes into the match, fα¢¢ιηιѕ ƒ¢'s goalkeeper Enéas Jacinto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Vítor Ceresso. In the 97th minute, José Vítor Ceresso fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Enéas Jacinto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ian Arantes, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Imperatriz.Fc'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.