League

Arena Zona Sul
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) BOLA MURCHA FC's Romário Esteves 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. Dráuzio de Sousa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ian Gaspar having to interfere. Ian Gaspar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dráuzio de Sousa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ian Gaspar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romário Esteves in the 9th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romário Esteves in the 10th minute of play forced Athletic São Paulo's goalkeeper Ian Gaspar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute, Dráuzio de Sousa 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 Romário Esteves came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the BOLA MURCHA FC 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 Romário Esteves couldn't finish the play. After 15 played minutes BOLA MURCHA FC got a freekick which was hit by Romário Esteves. Dráuzio de Sousa scored 0-1 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ian Gaspar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Romário Esteves came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the BOLA MURCHA FC 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 Romário Esteves couldn't finish the play. Dráuzio de Sousa scored 0-2 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ian Gaspar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 25th minute, Romário Esteves 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. Romário Esteves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Ian Gaspar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Silas Bezerra was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 30 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Athletic São Paulo fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 30th minute. Penalty! An unexpectedly hard shot by Romário Esteves in the 34th minute of play forced Athletic São Paulo's goalkeeper Ian Gaspar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute, Gustavo Peixoto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dráuzio de Sousa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonathan Antunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Genílson Sousa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Athletic São Paulo players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. BOLA MURCHA FC were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Jonathan Antunes made the kick off in the second half. Dráuzio de Sousa 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. After 57 minutes of play, Athletic São Paulo's Gustavo Peixoto made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Genílson Sousa was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 60th match minute, Athletic São Paulo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustavo Peixoto to maneuver through the defense. BOLA MURCHA FC's Jeferson Marquez shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 62nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ian Gaspar but with some difficulty. Dráuzio de Sousa came free with the goalkeeper in the 63rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ian Gaspar could save by the left post. Ian Gaspar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luizinho Siqueira in the 64th minute. With a little luck, Athletic São Paulo's Ian Gaspar got control of the ball when Dráuzio de Sousa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Athletic São Paulo's Ian Gaspar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Athletic São Paulo from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dráuzio de Sousa got free with Ian Gaspar in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romário Esteves in the 92nd minute of play forced Athletic São Paulo's goalkeeper Ian Gaspar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rdth minute of the game Romário Esteves who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Athletic São Paulo's Ian Gaspar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Athletic São Paulo's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Romário Esteves 96 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-3. The BOLA MURCHA FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing BOLA MURCHA FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.