League

Estádio Tacima
Spectators: 6550 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 50) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Reynaldo de Queirós took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Abençoados Futebol Clube's Cícero Faria got a free kick in the 8th minute. If Walmir Lira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Reynaldo de Queirós came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the A.D São Caetano 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 Reynaldo de Queirós couldn't finish the play. Walmir Lira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Jeferson Fernandez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonas do Valle kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Célio Brito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serafim Veloso in the 23rd minute of play. 24 minutes into the game, Elias Leão was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. A.D São Caetano's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Abençoados Futebol Clube the free kick. Elias Leão hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Christian Carioca kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Célio Brito. That made the score 1-0 in the 25 minute of play. The audience was convinced that Reynaldo de Queirós's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jeferson Fernandez was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. In the 41st match minute, Abençoados Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cícero Faria to maneuver through the defense. In the 44th minute A.D São Caetano were awarded a corner. Jean Guerra went to the cornerflag to take it. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Serafim Veloso was the one to do the kick off. Abençoados Futebol Clube's Délio Correia suffered a concussion in the 51st minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. A.D São Caetano's Elias Leão got his second yellow card of the match in the 51st minute. The referee ordered Elias Leão off the ground. A collision led to A.D São Caetano getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Elias Leão hit a great ball. Sílvio Luiz de Mendonça hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Jonas do Valle was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 62nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Walmir Lira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jeferson Fernandez having to interfere. Christian Carioca 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. Walmir Lira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jeferson Fernandez having to make a save. In the 75th minute, Hermínio Cabral 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. Walmir Lira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Jeferson Fernandez made a huge save. With his leg Jeferson Fernandez managed to avoid a goal in the 87thth minute, when A.D São Caetano's Walmir Lira fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a rather tough play, A.D São Caetano's Sílvio Luiz de Mendonça got a free kick in the 89th minute. Walmir Lira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Abençoados Futebol Clube players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.