League

Estádio Echapora
Spectators: 6654 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 0) Echapora's Breno Rezende 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. Silas Fernandez's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Albertinho Torres firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 8th minute of the match Didi Simão sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Albertinho Torres skillfully saved the ball. When Breno Rezende came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Echapora 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 Breno Rezende couldn't finish the play. Frank Hoffmann fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciro Mattos having to interfere. Frank Hoffmann fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciro Mattos having to interfere. Egídio de Lara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciro Mattos having to interfere. Ciro Mattos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Egídio de Lara in the 28th minute of play. Miguel Proença hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Ciro Mattos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Hoffmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Pedreira SC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Egídio de Lara hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Otávio Moura during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 39th minute, Otávio Moura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Breno Rezende in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Albertinho Torres saved Pedreira SC from getting behind. Breno Rezende sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

In the 55th minute, Echapora's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Egídio de Lara fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Through an outstanding action, after 57 minutes, Ciro Mattos successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After having played for 59 minutes, Otávio Moura managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pedreira SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Otávio Moura was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Echapora's Ciro Mattos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Echapora from getting a goal against them. Egídio de Lara succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-1 in the 65th playminute. After a defensive mix-up in Pedreira SC's zone, Breno Rezende stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Albertinho Torres came out of the goal and Breno Rezende tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silas Fernandez in the 94th minute of play forced Pedreira SC's goalkeeper Albertinho Torres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Pedreira SC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.