League

Coliseu do Vale
Spectators: 7651 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vitinho Maranhense got the match started through his kick off. Pedro Paranaense kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. A collision led to Pucazeiro getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Cafu Alves hit a great ball. Silas de Medeiros charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silas de Medeiros the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Shooting Stars 4EVER's Silas de Medeiros got a free kick in the 8th minute. Caio Palmeira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luís Fernando Sanches read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. After 13 minutes of play, Shooting Stars 4EVER's Dinei Salgado made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Moses Mos was left in no man's land by his defense there! 17 minutes into the match, Shooting Stars 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando Machado came free, but Luís Fernando Sanches reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís Fernando Sanches took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cafu Alves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dinei Salgado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Moses Mos having to interfere. When Cacá Sanches fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Shooting Stars 4EVER's protests and gave Cacá Sanches a yellow card for diving instead. Pedro Paranaense took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luís Fernando Sanches. Luís Fernando Sanches dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Vitinho Maranhense received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Moses Mos came out and tried to block the shot, but Vitinho Maranhense slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 31st minute. Luís Fernando Sanches didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fernando Machado went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Machado in the 39th minute of play forced Shooting Stars 4EVER's goalkeeper Luís Fernando Sanches to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 40 played minutes Shooting Stars 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Silas de Medeiros. In the 41st minute of the match Caio Palmeira shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luís Fernando Sanches showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Shooting Stars 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Cafu Alves came free, but Luís Fernando Sanches reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís Fernando Sanches made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cafu Alves in the 45th minute of play. Luís Fernando Sanches didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pedro Paranaense went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. The Shooting Stars 4EVER players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Pucazeiro were winning 2-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pedro Paranaense to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cafu Alves during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Pucazeiro getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Cafu Alves hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Tostão Branco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Moses Mos was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dráuzio Zanette in the 56th minute of play forced Shooting Stars 4EVER's goalkeeper Luís Fernando Sanches to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Moses Mos didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Shooting Stars 4EVER's Vitinho Maranhense shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-3 in the ordered_time% minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dinei Salgado in the 64th minute of play forced Pucazeiro's goalkeeper Moses Mos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Dinei Salgado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fernando Machado struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Luís Fernando Sanches didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pucazeiro. In the 78th minute, Shooting Stars 4EVER's Enéas Gaspar seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Enéas Gaspar the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Shooting Stars 4EVER protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Enéas Gaspar had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After recieving a nice pass, Pucazeiro's Faustão da Mata tried to score from far away in the 80th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Luís Fernando Sanches took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cafu Alves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 87 minutes of play, Pucazeiro's Dráuzio Zanette made it 3-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luís Fernando Sanches was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luís Fernando Sanches showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Paranaense, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fernando Machado got free with Luís Fernando Sanches in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Shooting Stars 4EVER's zone, Cafu Alves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luís Fernando Sanches came out of the goal and Cafu Alves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Pucazeiro players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.