League

Estádio Acara
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joel de Almeida started the match with the kick off. Júlio de Toledo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aloísio Bastos's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. With a little luck, Unidos da Pucurunga's Eugênio Neiva got control of the ball when Umberto Falcão tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Aloísio Bastos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Júlio de Toledo was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Acara's zone, Zé Leme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Júlio de Toledo came out of the goal and Zé Leme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aloísio Bastos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Acara getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Sandrinho de Andrade hit a great ball. Geovânio Nunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio de Toledo having to interfere. André Luiz Furtado kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Albertinho Dantas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 23rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Eugênio Neiva. Unidos da Pucurunga's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Eugênio Neiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel de Almeida in the 24th minute of the match. When Unidos da Pucurunga's Aloísio Bastos in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Acara's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aloísio Bastos in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Júlio de Toledo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Júlio de Toledo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aloísio Bastos's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. In the 35th minute Joel de Almeida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugênio Neiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 36 minutes, Aloísio Bastos made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Acara's Júlio de Toledo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Murillo de Medeiros lost his temper 43 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Acara fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 42nd minute. Penalty! The referee gave Unidos da Pucurunga a penalty, 45 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Valdir Barbosa, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Acara's Júlio de Toledo. 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Umberto Falcão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Júlio de Toledo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aloísio Bastos's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Umberto Falcão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Umberto Falcão kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. In the 64th minute, Aloísio Bastos 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Víktor Damião during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Unidos da Pucurunga's Aloísio Bastos in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Acara's goalie prevented a goal. Aloísio Bastos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio de Toledo having to interfere. Júlio de Toledo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aloísio Bastos in the 74th minute of the match. After 76 minutes, Ronaldinho Pinheiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Unidos da Pucurunga and the Acara players grew even worse after the yellow card. Acara's Júlio de Toledo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Acara from getting a goal against them. In the 80th minute of the match Unidos da Pucurunga got a corner. Acara's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Valdir Barbosa ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 82nd minute, Unidos da Pucurunga's Aloísio Bastos dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. Geovânio Nunes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Júlio de Toledo having to make a save. In the 92ndth minute of the game Aloísio Bastos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Acara's Júlio de Toledo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aloísio Bastos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio de Toledo having to interfere. When the match was over Unidos da Pucurunga could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Acara throughout the match.