League

Estádio Sergio Mota
Spectators: 7181 (Terracing: 5388, Seating: 1651, VIP seats: 142) StoneHorns Soccer Club's Waldir da Silva started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Rodrigo Leite hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, Raimundo Gonçalves 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. When StoneHorns Soccer Club's Waldir da Silva in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AA Serginho MZC's goalie prevented a goal. When Egídio Chaves fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AA Serginho MZC's protests and gave Egídio Chaves a yellow card for diving instead. Egídio Chaves kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. StoneHorns Soccer Club's Washington Vargas couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 19th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for AA Serginho MZC. Lúcio Rosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Cordeiro having to interfere. In the 30th match minute, AA Serginho MZC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egídio Chaves to maneuver through the defense. Lúcio Rosa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but José Cordeiro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. AA Serginho MZC's José Cordeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Waldir da Silva in the 36th minute of play. After 37 minutes, Raimundo Gonçalves mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AA Serginho MZC and the StoneHorns Soccer Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. Raimundo Gonçalves hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the game, Waldir da Silva cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. José Cordeiro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 46 minutes into the match, Lúcio Rosa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of José Cordeiro. AA Serginho MZC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lúcio Rosa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Raimundo Gonçalves to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Conrado Vale in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rafa Vinhas saved StoneHorns Soccer Club from getting behind. StoneHorns Soccer Club's Lúcio Rosa got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lúcio Rosa who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 61stth minute tested the skills of José Cordeiro when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 62nd minute, Waldir da Silva fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Conrado Vale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafa Vinhas having to interfere. Rodrigo Leite could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but José Cordeiro made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lúcio Rosa got free with José Cordeiro in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Lúcio Rosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Waldir da Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Waldir da Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Waldir da Silva in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg José Cordeiro saved AA Serginho MZC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waldir da Silva in the 85th minute of play forced AA Serginho MZC's goalkeeper José Cordeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute, one of AA Serginho MZC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for AA Serginho MZC. Rafa Vinhas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Falcão Valle in the 96th minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched StoneHorns Soccer Club eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.