League

Varginha Arena
Spectators: 7222 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 115) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marcelo de Castro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gugu Proença kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. The supporters of Esportivo Clube booed when Eduardo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gugu Proença didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Eduardo booed when Esportivo Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jefferson Dracena didn't get a good kick on the ball. Esportivo Clube's Luís Paulo Quirino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gugu Proença in the 7th minute of play. Geovanni Sampaio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Maia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute Gugu Proença shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Paulo Quirino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Maia in the 18th minute of play forced Eduardo's goalkeeper Geovanni Sampaio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Paulo Quirino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo de Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonas Maia struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Geovanni Sampaio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Esportivo Clube. After 21 played minutes Esportivo Clube got a freekick which was hit by Eugênio Neto. In the 27th minute Cabbar Özguc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovanni Sampaio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Esportivo Clube's Jonas Maia in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Eduardo's goalie prevented a goal. Sebastião de Amorim kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Jonas Maia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Eduardo's Válbson Vieira got a free kick in the 35th minute. Cabbar Özguc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Jonas Maia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geovanni Sampaio was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. In the 44th minute, Bernt Unesson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Esportivo Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Geovanni Sampaio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Maia in the 48th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jonas Maia made a kick off. Geovanni Sampaio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cabbar Özguc went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Eduardo's Gugu Proença got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luís Paulo Quirino was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Válbson Vieira showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 57 minute of play. Geovanni Sampaio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonas Maia, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Jonas Maia succeeded in the game's 65th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Betão Quintal during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cabbar Özguc struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Geovanni Sampaio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Esportivo Clube. In the 72nd minute, Betão Quintal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 4-1 became the score in the 76th minute when Jonas Maia elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 80 minutes into the match, Esportivo Clube's goalkeeper Luís Paulo Quirino had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gugu Proença. Luís Paulo Quirino made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Gugu Proença sent off a good shot on target. When Esportivo Clube's Jonas Maia in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Eduardo's goalie prevented a goal. Válbson Vieira hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Jonas Maia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Geovanni Sampaio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Esportivo Clube's Luís Paulo Quirino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo de Castro in the 90th minute of play. If Jonas Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 96 minutes, Jefferson Dracena mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Esportivo Clube and the Eduardo players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Esportivo Clube's Jefferson Dracena got a free kick in the 96th minute. When the referee ended the match the Esportivo Clube players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.