League

Caarapo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ulisses Britto got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 3 minutes, Edvaldo Romero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sparta Rotterdam's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edvaldo Romero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hélio Mendonça was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 5th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Ulisses Britto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elder Gonçalves having to interfere. When EC Vitória's Emílio Meireles 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 Sparta Rotterdam's goalie prevented a goal. In the 28th match minute, Sparta Rotterdam was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leopoldo Amaral to maneuver through the defense. When EC Vitória's Ulisses Britto in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sparta Rotterdam's goalie prevented a goal. Elder Gonçalves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulisses Britto in the 35th minute of the match. In the 37th minute Ulisses Britto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elder Gonçalves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elder Gonçalves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emílio Meireles, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After a rather tough play, EC Vitória's Benjamim Cerezo got a free kick in the 47th minute.

Emílio Meireles struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Elder Gonçalves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for EC Vitória. Elder Gonçalves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulisses Britto, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After some careless play in the Sparta Rotterdam defense, Emílio Meireles kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elder Gonçalves. The Sparta Rotterdam fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elder Gonçalves should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice moves Emílio Meireles could shoot a difficult shot in the 70th minute, which Elder Gonçalves however easily saved by the left post. 73 minutes into the match, Sparta Rotterdam's goalkeeper Elder Gonçalves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emílio Meireles. Emílio Meireles's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Elder Gonçalves firmly grabbed it by the left post. Elder Gonçalves made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Emílio Meireles sent off a good shot on target. Sparta Rotterdam's Elder Gonçalves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulisses Britto in the 88th minute of play. Emílio Meireles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elder Gonçalves having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 96th minute by Ulisses Britto got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side.