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Match Report
Arrecifes
Spectators: 7737 (Terracing: 5804,
Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Diguinho Souza started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience was convinced that Trevor John Bailey's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mateus Linhares was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. The supporters of Atlético da Colina booed when Arrecifes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eustacio Bela didn't get a good kick on the ball. Atlético da Colina's Mateus Linhares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teofilo Bizi in the 13th minute of play. After 16 played minutes Atlético da Colina got a freekick which was hit by João Miranda. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diguinho Souza in the 21st minute of play forced Arrecifes's goalkeeper Cleto Erramun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rodrigo Costa during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. With a little luck, Atlético da Colina's Mateus Linhares got control of the ball when Trevor John Bailey tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Atlético da Colina's Gilberto Neves got a free kick in the 30th minute. Trevor John Bailey received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mateus Linhares came out and tried to block the shot, but Trevor John Bailey slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 34th minute. After some careless play in the Atlético da Colina defense, Teofilo Bizi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mateus Linhares. The Atlético da Colina fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mateus Linhares should have stopped the shot. When Arrecifes's Trevor John Bailey in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Atlético da Colina's goalie prevented a goal. Trevor John Bailey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mateus Linhares having to interfere. 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.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Teofilo Bizi was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Arrecifes's goalkeeper Cleto Erramun, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 55 minutes into the match, Atlético da Colina's goal looked a bit too open when Trevor John Bailey came free, but Mateus Linhares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Diguinho Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Arrecifes's Elvio Victoro got a free kick in the 62nd minute. With a little luck, Arrecifes's Cleto Erramun got control of the ball when Diguinho Souza tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 67th minute, Diguinho Souza got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 72nd minute Teofilo Bizi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mateus Linhares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Atlético da Colina's Mateus Linhares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teofilo Bizi in the 73rd minute of play. João Fantini kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Trevor John Bailey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arrecifes's defense didn't have a chance, in the 83rd minute, when Diguinho Souza scored to the left of an out of position Cleto Erramun, making the score, 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diguinho Souza in the 86th minute of play forced Arrecifes's goalkeeper Cleto Erramun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diguinho Souza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Cleto Erramun made a huge save. If João Fantini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 92nd minute, Diguinho Souza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cleto Erramun was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. If Trevor John Bailey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mateus Linhares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trevor John Bailey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.
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