Espirito Santo State League 1998

First Phase

Round 1:
February 28th
Linhares 0-0 Sao Mateus
March 1st:
Serra 0-1 Vitoria
Comercial 1-1 Rio Branco-VN
Rio Branco 0-0 Estrela
Aracruz 3-2 Desportiva

Round 2:
March 4th
Aracruz 0-1 Vitoria
Rio Branco-VN 2-1 Desportiva
Serra 0-1 Rio Branco
March 5th
Sao Mateus 2-2 Comercial
Estrela 1-1 Mimosense

Round 3:
March 8th:
Linhares 1-1 Serra
Vitoria 1-1 Comercial
Rio Branco-VN 1-2 Rio Branco
Mimosense 1-1 Aracruz 
Desportiva 0-1 Sao Mateus

Round 4:
March 11th:
Comercial 4-2 Linhares
Rio Branco 0-0 Vitoria
Aracruz 3-2 Estrela
Mimosense 1-2 Desportiva
Sao Mateus 3-0 Serra

Round 5:
March 15th:
Linhares 1-0 Rio Branco
Aracruz 1-0 Rio Branco-VN
Desportiva 1-0 Estrela
Sao Mateus 1-0 Mimosense
Serra 1-1 Comercial

March 18th:
Round 6:
Linhares 3-1 Aracruz
Rio Branco-VN 1-1 Mimosense
Vitoria 1-0 Desportiva
Estrela 1-1 Sao Mateus

Round 7:
March 22nd:
Desportiva 0-0 Linhares
Sao Mateus 0-0 Rio Branco
Serra 2-0 Aracruz
Mimosense 2-0 Vitoria

Round 8:
March 25th:
Linhares 3-2 Mimosense
Vitoria 2-1 Estrela
March 26th:
Rio Branco-VN 1-1 Sao Mateus
Desportiva 2-0 Serra
Aracruz 3-2 Comercial

Round 9:
March 28th:
Estrela 0-1 Linhares
Rio Branco-VN 2-2 Vitoria
Mimosense 1-2 Serra
Comercial 1-1 Desportiva
Rio Branco 2-1 Aracruz

Round 10:
April 1st:
Linhares 1-1 Vitoria
Sao Mateus 2-1 Aracruz
Serra 3-0 Rio Branco
Comercial 4-2 Estrela
Rio Branco 1-1 Mimosense

Round 11:
April 5th:
Rio Branco-VN 0-2 Linhares
Vitoria 2-1 Sao Mateus
Estrela 1-3 Serra
Desportiva 1-2 Rio Branco

Table:

 1.Linhares          10  5  4  1  14- 9  19
 2.Vitória           10  5  4  1  11- 8  19
 3.São Mateus        10  4  5  1  12- 7  17    
 4.Rio Branco         9  4  3  2   7- 7  15  [19] [Vitoria] 
 5.Serra             10  4  2  4  12-11  14
 6.Aracruz           10  4  1  5  14-17  13
 7.Comercial          8  2  5  1  16-13  11  [12]
 8.Desportiva        10  3  2  5  10-11  11
 9.Rio Branco-VN      8  1  4  3   8-11   7  [ 8] [Venda Nova]
10.Mimosense          9  1  4  4  10-12   7  [ 8]
11.Estrela do Norte   9  0  3  6   8-16   3  [ 4]

Saores missing, between brackets final number of points.
Linhares winners 1st phase.

Second Phase

Round 1:
April 10th:
Estrela 0-1 Rio Branco
April 12th:
Rio Branco-VN 1-1 Comercial
Sao Mateus 1-1 Linhares
Vitoria 0-2 Serra
Desportiva 1-1 Aracruz

Round 2:
April 15th:
Vitoria 1-0 Aracruz
Desportiva 0-0 Rio Branco-VN
Mimosense 3-0 Estrela
Comercial 2-2 Sao Mateus
April 16th:
Rio Branco 3-1 Serra

Round 3:
April 19th:
Serra 1-1 Linhares
Comercial 2-2 Vitoria
Rio Branco 1-2 Rio Branco-VN
Aracruz 3-1 Mimosense
Sao Mateus 3-0 Desportiva

Round 4:
April 22nd:
Linhares 1-0 Comercial
Vitoria 0-0 Rio Branco
Desportiva 1-0 Mimosense
Serra 1-1 Sao Mateus
Estrela 1-0 Aracruz

Round 5:
April 25th and 26th:
Rio Branco  -  Linhares  (apparently won by Rio Branco, reported 1-1)
Estrela 2-2 Desportiva
Rio Branco-VN 1-1 Aracruz
Mimosense 1-0 Sao Mateus
Comercial 1-0 Serra

Round 6:
April 29th:
Aracruz 1-0 Linhares
Mimosense 2-0 Rio Branco-VN
Desportiva 2-1 Vitoria
April 30th:
Sao Mateus 2-0 Estrela
Comercial 0-1 Rio Branco

Round 7:
May 3rd:
Rio Branco-VN 1-1 Estrela
Rio Branco 2-2 Sao Mateus
Aracruz 1-0 Serra
Linhares 0-3 Desportiva
Vitoria 2-3 Mimosense

Round 8:
May 6th:
Serra 3-0 Desportiva
Mimosense 1-0 Linhares
Estrela  -  Vitoria  (apparently won by Vitoria, reported 1-1)
Sao Mateus 1-1 Rio Branco-VN
Comercial 0-1 Aracruz

Round 9:
May 10th:
Vitoria 1-0 Linhares
Aracruz 1-2 Sao Mateus
Estrela  -  Comercial  (apparently won by Comercial, reported 1-0)
Rio Branco-VN 2-2 Serra 
Mimosense 2-2 Rio Branco

Round 10:
May 13th:
Desportiva 0-2 Comercial
Aracruz 0-2 Rio Branco
Linhares 2-0 Estrela
Vitoria 0-0 Rio Branco/VN
Serra 4-3 Mimosense

Round 11:
May 17th:
Sao Mateus 6-1 Vitoria
Comercial 1-1 Mimosense
Linhares 3-1 Rio Branco-VN
Serra 1-1 Estrela
Rio Branco 1-1 Desportiva

Table:

 1.Rio Branco        10  5  4  1  13- 8  19  [*5] [Vitoria] 
 2.Mimosense         10  5  2  3  17-13  17
 3.São Mateus        10  4  5  1  20-10  17    
 4.Aracruz           10  4  2  4   9- 9  14
 5.Comercial         10  3  4  3   9- 9  13  [*9]
 6.Serra             10  3  4  3  15-13  13
 7.Desportiva        10  3  4  3  10-13  13
 8.Vitória           10  3  3  4   8-15  12  [*8]
 9.Linhares          10  3  2  5   8- 9  11  [*5]
10.Rio Branco-VN     10  1  7  2   9-12  10  [Venda Nova]
11.Estrela do Norte  10  1  3  6   5-12   6  [*8,*9]

[*5] w/o score round 5
[*8] w/o score round 8
[*9] w/o score round 9

Teams qualified to the Final Stage:

Linhares        - Winners of 1st Phase.
Rio Branco      - Winners of 2nd Phase.
Sao Mateus      - 2nd best overall standings.
Vitoria - 3rd best overall standigns.

Final Quadrangular:

Round 1:
May 21st:
Sao Mateus 1-1 Rio Branco
Vitoria 0-1 Linhares

Round 2:
May 24th:
Linhares 1-1 Sao Mateus
Rio Branco 0-0 Vitoria

Round 3:
May 27th:
Vitoria 1-1 Sao Mateus
Linhares 1-1 Rio Branco

Round 4:
May 31st:
Rio Branco 1-1 Linhares
Sao Mateus 1-1 Vitoria

Round 5:
June 3rd:
Sao Mateus 1-1 Linhares
Vitoria 0-1 Rio Branco

Round 6:
June 7th:
Rio Branco 1-2 Sao Mateus
Linhares 2-0 Vitoria

Final Table:

 1.Linhares           6  2  4  0   7- 4  10  Champions
 2.São Mateus         6  1  5  0   7- 6   8
 3.Rio Branco         6  1  4  1   5- 5   7
 4.Vitória            6  0  3  3   2- 6   3 

Topscorer: Índio (São Mateus) with 11 goals.


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Author: Miguel Alvim Gonzalez (gonzalez@arras.com.br)
Last updated: 4 Nov 1999

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