League

Muraja
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After 2 played minutes Muraja got a freekick which was hit by Giovani Coelho. Muraja's Giovani Coelho was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 4th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Giovani Coelho's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 8thth minute, Amauri Arruda skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Freitas in the 10th minute of play forced Muraja's goalkeeper Afonso de Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Alfredo Freitas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Afonso de Medeiros. Muraja's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alfredo Freitas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 20th minute, Alfredo Freitas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The batore fc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Alfredo Freitas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Afonso de Medeiros read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Vicente Velasco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amauri Arruda was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. batore fc's Amauri Arruda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save batore fc from getting a goal against them. If Vicente Velasco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34th minute, Giovani Coelho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Amauri Arruda was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. In the 40th minute of the match, Giovani Coelho got a very nice opportunity to score, but Amauri Arruda was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Muraja's Afonso de Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Freitas in the 47th minute of play. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vicente Velasco made a kick off. When Muraja's Giovani Coelho in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye batore fc's goalie prevented a goal. Amauri Arruda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lauro Netto in the 54th minute of play. After 55 played minutes Muraja got a freekick which was hit by Lauro Netto. Natã Goiano took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 56th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Afonso de Medeiros. Muraja's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Afonso de Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Freitas, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Fabrício de Toledo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Afonso de Medeiros made a huge save. Giovani Coelho took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Amauri Arruda. Amauri Arruda dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. In the 65thth minute of the game Giovani Coelho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but batore fc's Amauri Arruda was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Amauri Arruda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giovani Coelho in the 66th minute of the match. Amauri Arruda didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Giovani Coelho went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lauro Netto in the 82nd minute of play forced batore fc's goalkeeper Amauri Arruda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes into the game, Cléberson Quirino cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-2. Amauri Arruda was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 90th minute of the match, Fabrício de Toledo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Afonso de Medeiros was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 91 minutes, Jano Linhares mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Muraja and the batore fc players grew even worse after the yellow card. 91 minutes into the game, one of Muraja:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 98th minute Vicente Velasco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amauri Arruda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the batore fc players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Muraja.