League

Estadio Merceana
Spectators: 7206 (Terracing: 5406, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) Gervásio Taborda started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute, Gervásio Taborda left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Cortezaes fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Diamantino Ávila kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. In the 15thth minute of the game Baltasar Garcia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tupi Futebol Clube's Olavo Tinoco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 23 played minutes Tupi Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Leal Infante. Olavo Tinoco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gervásio Taborda in the 25th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Tupi Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Gervásio Taborda came free, but Olavo Tinoco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Baltasar Garcia managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Cortezaes's supporters rose to their feet, but Baltasar Garcia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Olavo Tinoco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Diamantino Ávila's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Olívio Lencastre read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. When Gervásio Taborda, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 33 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Olavo Tinoco was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 39th minute, Baltasar Garcia 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. Baltasar Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gervásio Taborda in the 44th minute of play forced Tupi Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Olavo Tinoco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Tupi Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 49 minutes play. Diamantino Ávila hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Diamantino Ávila made the kick off in the second half. Baltasar Garcia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Olavo Tinoco made a huge save. Tupi Futebol Clube's Olavo Tinoco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Tupi Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. Gervásio Taborda 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. If Baltasar Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute, Tupi Futebol Clube's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Baltasar Garcia fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Baltasar Garcia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olavo Tinoco having to interfere. Olavo Tinoco made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Baltasar Garcia sent off a good shot on target.