League

Estádio Elchaco
Spectators: 7420 (Terracing: 5718, Seating: 1550, VIP seats: 152) Júlio Madureira was out of position in the 3 minute of play, and Doru Bistreanu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Doru Bistreanu really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Júlio Madureira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doru Bistreanu in the 8th minute of play. Augusto Faria might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dagoberto Faria. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Augusto Faria ran back to his position shaking his head. Júlio Madureira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doru Bistreanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Escobar's Doru Bistreanu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Júlio Madureira. That made the score 2-0 after 15 minutes of play. Júlio Madureira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jânio Fantini went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Júlio Madureira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodrigo de Queirós in the 30th minute. In the 31st minute Clayton Gerson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Júlio Madureira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Júlio Madureira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doru Bistreanu in the 34th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rodrigo de Queirós got free with Júlio Madureira in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Varedao AD's Gilmar Ribeiro got a free kick in the 37th minute. 41 minutes into the match, Varedao AD's goal looked a bit too open when Doru Bistreanu came free, but Júlio Madureira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A hard shot 44 in the game by Doru Bistreanu from a close distance when the talented Júlio Madureira managed to make a qualified save. Varedao AD's players were relieved. 45 minutes into the match, Varedao AD's goal looked a bit too open when Jânio Fantini came free, but Júlio Madureira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th minute, Doru Bistreanu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Júlio Madureira. The goal made the score 4-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Doru Bistreanu made a kick off. Doru Bistreanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 55 minutes, Doru Bistreanu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Escobar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Doru Bistreanu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 63 minutes into the match, Doru Bistreanu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Júlio Madureira. Varedao AD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Doru Bistreanu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Júlio Madureira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo de Queirós in the 67th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Varedao AD's Enrique Vergílio got a free kick in the 67th minute. The audience was convinced that Doru Bistreanu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Júlio Madureira was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. In the 78th match minute, Varedao AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafinha Nunes to maneuver through the defense. After 79 played minutes Varedao AD got a freekick which was hit by Germano Trigo. When Horácio Velloso came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Escobar fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Horácio Velloso couldn't finish the play. In the 82nd minute, Davi Branco got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Júlio Madureira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doru Bistreanu in the 83rd minute of play. In the 84th minute Jânio Fantini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Júlio Madureira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th match minute, Varedao AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrique Vergílio to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 93 minutes, Doru Bistreanu put it in 7-0 from a short distance just to the right of Júlio Madureira. In the 97th minute, Doru Bistreanu made a precise shot to the right of Júlio Madureira. Varedao AD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. Escobar walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.