League

São João da GRACIOSA
Spectators: 7097 (Terracing: 5432, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 65) Horus Sport Club's Rony Dracena got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nilson Marinho might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Renan Machado. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nilson Marinho ran back to his position shaking his head. 10 minutes into the match, Rony Dracena had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Renan Machado. VIRAGOS FOOT BALL CLUB's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rony Dracena was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When Roger Paraíba fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored VIRAGOS FOOT BALL CLUB's protests and gave Roger Paraíba a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Horus Sport Club booed when VIRAGOS FOOT BALL CLUB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roger Paraíba didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Nilson Marinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Severino Recife scored 0-2 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Renan Machado, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Horus Sport Club's Luís Fábio de Lara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrianinho Arantes in the 25th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oséias Munhoz in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Renan Machado prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Horus Sport Club getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Nilson Marinho hit a great ball. In the 30th match minute, Horus Sport Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafa Negri to maneuver through the defense. VIRAGOS FOOT BALL CLUB's Ricardinho Paraíba got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pedro Luís Cordeiro hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Luís Fábio de Lara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valério Vasconcelos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Renan Machado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilson Marinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

56 minutes had been played when some careless play by VIRAGOS FOOT BALL CLUB's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rafa Negri was slow to take the kick. During this time Horus Sport Club's players had a chance to rest. A collision led to Horus Sport Club getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Nilson Marinho hit a great ball. VIRAGOS FOOT BALL CLUB's Renan Machado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save VIRAGOS FOOT BALL CLUB from getting a goal against them. Renan Machado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oséias Munhoz in the 70th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 72 minutes, Renan Machado successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 74 played minutes VIRAGOS FOOT BALL CLUB got a freekick which was hit by João Francisco Fonseca. 75 minutes into the match, VIRAGOS FOOT BALL CLUB's goalkeeper Renan Machado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rafa Negri. Luís Fábio de Lara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valério Vasconcelos in the 76th minute of the match. Renan Machado was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Oséias Munhoz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 78 minute of play. When Rony Dracena came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Horus Sport Club 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 Rony Dracena couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Horus Sport Club's Álvaro Ramalho got a free kick in the 86th minute. Alessandro Zonta scored 1-4 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luís Fábio de Lara, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 93rd match minute, VIRAGOS FOOT BALL CLUB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oséias de Castro to maneuver through the defense. The VIRAGOS FOOT BALL CLUB supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Horus Sport Club's performance. The match ended with a win for Horus Sport Club.