League

FINAL DO MUNDO
Spectators: 7660 (Terracing: 5747, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) HELVETIA's Luís Fernando Vergílio started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, HELVETIA's Alex Paes got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Lúcio Garcia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. APOCALIPSE's Manfredo Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denílson Cunha in the 10th minute of play. The corner led APOCALIPSE's Duarte Neiva to fire away a dangerous shot which Mazinho Fernandez despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Luiz Mazza might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mazinho Fernandez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luiz Mazza ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Luís Melo in the 16th minute of play forced APOCALIPSE's goalkeeper Manfredo Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mazinho Fernandez was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Luiz Mazza showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 17 minute of play. Luiz Mazza might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mazinho Fernandez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luiz Mazza ran back to his position shaking his head. Manfredo Sousa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Denílson Cunha's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Fernando Vergílio in the 27th minute of play forced APOCALIPSE's goalkeeper Manfredo Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luiz Mazza took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mazinho Fernandez. Mazinho Fernandez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Mazinho Fernandez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Mazza, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 34 minutes into the game, Agnaldo Cruz recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Mazinho Fernandez. Agnaldo Cruz showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-1. With his leg Mazinho Fernandez managed to avoid a goal in the 37thth minute, when APOCALIPSE's Luiz Mazza fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Manfredo Sousa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Denílson Cunha's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. Manfredo Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Luís Melo in the 42nd minute of the match. Luiz Mazza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Mazinho Fernandez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Agnaldo Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luiz Mazza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mazinho Fernandez having to interfere. HELVETIA's Mazinho Fernandez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Mazza in the 47th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luiz Mazza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, HELVETIA's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Mazza came free, but Mazinho Fernandez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adrianinho Valladares's late challenge caught a APOCALIPSE's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adrianinho Valladares helped the player get up and apologised. In the 55th minute, Adrianinho Valladares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. HELVETIA's Mazinho Fernandez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agnaldo Cruz in the 56th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, APOCALIPSE's goal looked a bit too open when Sílvio Luís Melo came free, but Manfredo Sousa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, APOCALIPSE's Manfredo Sousa got control of the ball when Sílvio Luís Melo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luiz Mazza blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mazinho Fernandez having to make a save. APOCALIPSE's Manfredo Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denílson Cunha in the 67th minute of play. Sílvio Luís Melo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Manfredo Sousa made a huge save. Mazinho Fernandez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agnaldo Cruz in the 69th minute of play. Manfredo Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Luís Melo in the 70th minute of the match. Fernando Pombal kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Mazza in the 75th minute of play forced HELVETIA's goalkeeper Mazinho Fernandez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute, Agnaldo Cruz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The APOCALIPSE fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. In the 80th minute, Luiz Mazza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The APOCALIPSE fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. Denílson Cunha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Manfredo Sousa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manfredo Sousa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sílvio Luís Melo in the 85th minute of play. If Luiz Mazza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agnaldo Cruz in the 89th minute of play forced HELVETIA's goalkeeper Mazinho Fernandez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Fernando Pombal fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored HELVETIA's protests and gave Fernando Pombal a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, HELVETIA's Fernando Pombal got a free kick in the 91st minute. Luiz Mazza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mazinho Fernandez having to interfere. Mazinho Fernandez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Mazza, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. HELVETIA's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.