League

Paraiso
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Okan Drogba got the match started through his kick off. Elói Valladares charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elói Valladares the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 4 minutes into the match, Paraiso SS's goal looked a bit too open when Okan Drogba came free, but Roberto Prata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 8 minutes of play, Bank.co's Okan Drogba made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roberto Prata was left in no man's land by his defense there! A throw-in in the 11th minute of the game was made by Reinaldo Pimenta with Valdemārs Vējkrīgeris as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Roberto Prata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Marinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 14 minutes into the game, Geraldo de Almeida was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Paraiso SS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bank.co the free kick. In the 14th match minute, Paraiso SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geraldo de Almeida to maneuver through the defense. Paraiso SS's Fiori Guedes managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Reinaldo Pimenta in the 17 minute of the game. Tiago Gabriel Leão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Fernando Moura in the 18th minute of the match. A collision led to Bank.co getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Joaquim Carioca hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardinho Arruda in the 37th minute of play forced Paraiso SS's goalkeeper Roberto Prata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute, Leandro Antunes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bank.co fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Roberto Prata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nilson Macedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, Paraiso SS's Luís Fernando Moura dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Carlos Alberto Marinho struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Roberto Prata didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bank.co.

The wind increased when Geraldo de Almeida made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Bernardinho Arruda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Prata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paraiso SS's Roberto Prata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Okan Drogba in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute, Okan Drogba made a precise shot to the right of Roberto Prata. Paraiso SS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Nilson Macedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Roberto Prata tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roberto Prata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Okan Drogba in the 59th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Bank.co's zone, Zé Carlos Amorim stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tiago Gabriel Leão came out of the goal and Zé Carlos Amorim tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 63rd minute Okan Drogba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Prata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Geraldo de Almeida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilson Macedo in the 69th minute of play forced Paraiso SS's goalkeeper Roberto Prata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roberto Prata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardinho Arruda, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. If Bernardinho Arruda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Paraiso SS's Roberto Prata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardinho Arruda in the 78th minute of play. 1-6 became the score in the 79th minute when Nilson Macedo elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Bernardinho Arruda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilson Macedo in the 89th minute of play forced Paraiso SS's goalkeeper Roberto Prata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roberto Prata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardinho Arruda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roberto Prata made an important save on a dangerous shot by Okan Drogba in the 93rd minute. Bank.co's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.