League

Taperua
Spectators: 7193 (Terracing: 5421, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 110) The audience was convinced that Emílio da Costa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sílvio Luís Souto was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. In the 6th minute Emílio da Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Luís Souto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Aílton Fantini dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alex Sampaio, 1-0. 12 minutes into the match, Vila da Penha EC's goal looked a bit too open when Duarte Lago came free, but Sílvio Luís Souto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sílvio Luiz de Barros hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Vila da Penha EC's Gilmar Sá got a free kick in the 15th minute. After 16 played minutes, Sabiuca's Célio Simão shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sílvio Luís Souto came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Sabiuca reached it. Alex Sampaio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hortêncio Vides in the 17th minute of the match. Aílton Fantini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sílvio Luís Souto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emílio da Costa in the 24th minute of the match. Duarte Lago received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Sílvio Luís Souto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emílio da Costa struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Sílvio Luís Souto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sabiuca. Aílton Fantini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Sabiuca's Luiz Eduardo Silva got a free kick in the 42nd minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Aílton Fantini's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alex Sampaio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. Emílio da Costa's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 53rdth minute, Sílvio Luís Souto skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Emílio da Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Duarte Lago's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sílvio Luís Souto was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Aílton Fantini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Duarte Lago had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sabiuca's Duarte Lago got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 76 minutes of play, Sabiuca's Emílio da Costa made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sílvio Luís Souto was left in no man's land by his defense there! Emílio da Costas short, quick shot in the 80thth minute got Sílvio Luís Souto to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 85th minute, Emerson Nunes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 88 minutes into the game, Emílio da Costa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Sílvio Luís Souto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Duarte Lago received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Sílvio Luís Souto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Sabiuca supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Sabiuca would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.