League

Estádio Caracarahy
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Sydney Dantas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of ROMAnguaça FC booed when Clube Atlético Riacho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaime Moreno didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Clube Atlético Riacho's zone, Sydney Dantas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Murilo Leal came out of the goal and Sydney Dantas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 14 minutes into the match, ROMAnguaça FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Moreno came free, but Márcio Berger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Márcio Berger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Moreno, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andrézinho da Rocha during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, ROMAnguaça FC's Andrézinho da Rocha got a free kick in the 19th minute. After 21 minutes, Jaime Moreno mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Clube Atlético Riacho and the ROMAnguaça FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 21st minute, Jaime Moreno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sydney Dantas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 31st minute of the match Andrézinho da Rocha sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Murilo Leal skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Clube Atlético Riacho's Ulisses Leme got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After some careless play in the ROMAnguaça FC defense, Jaime Moreno kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Márcio Berger. The ROMAnguaça FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Márcio Berger should have stopped the shot. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jaime Moreno made a kick off. When Naldo Nunes came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Clube Atlético Riacho 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 Naldo Nunes couldn't finish the play. Edmundo Valle, 63 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The audience was convinced that Jaime Moreno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Márcio Berger was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Jaime Moreno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Márcio Berger was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in ROMAnguaça FC's zone, Jaime Moreno stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Márcio Berger came out of the goal and Jaime Moreno tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 83rd minute Jaime Moreno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Márcio Berger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 92 minutes, Gilson Arce managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Clube Atlético Riacho's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gilson Arce was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Clube Atlético Riacho's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.