League

Chapadão
Spectators: 8412 (Terracing: 6309, Seating: 1935, VIP seats: 168) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Heleno de Freitas made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franklin Souza in the 5th minute of play forced Edson Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Paul Christini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Edson Futebol Clube's Ernesto Fontes in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ferreira Lopes MZC's goalie prevented a goal. Paul Christini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franklin Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Heleno de Freitas in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tomé Montenegro saved Ferreira Lopes MZC from getting behind. Heleno de Freitas might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tomé Montenegro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Heleno de Freitas ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 26th minute, Herald Depauw hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 28 minutes into the match, Edson Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Franklin Souza came free, but Paul Christini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomé Montenegro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Heleno de Freitas in the 31st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Fontes in the 34th minute of play forced Ferreira Lopes MZC's goalkeeper Tomé Montenegro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 35 played minutes Ferreira Lopes MZC got a freekick which was hit by Luka Beaugendre. Tomé Montenegro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto Fontes in the 36th minute of play. Tomé Montenegro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto Fontes in the 37th minute of play. After 37 played minutes Ferreira Lopes MZC got a freekick which was hit by Franklin Souza. 42 minutes into the match, Edson Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Paul Christini had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Franklin Souza. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

52 minutes into the match, Edson Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldo Alcântara came free, but Paul Christini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ferreira Lopes MZC's Tomé Montenegro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panos Karkantos in the 57th minute of play. Paul Christini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franklin Souza in the 59th minute of the match. Tomé Montenegro made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Ernesto Fontes sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Edson Futebol Clube defense, Franklin Souza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Paul Christini. The Edson Futebol Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Paul Christini should have stopped the shot. When Heleno de Freitas came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Edson Futebol Clube 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 Heleno de Freitas couldn't finish the play. Tomé Montenegro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesto Fontes in the 68th minute of the match. Ferreira Lopes MZC's Tomé Montenegro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Ferreira Lopes MZC from getting a goal against them. When Edson Futebol Clube's Heleno de Freitas in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ferreira Lopes MZC's goalie prevented a goal. Heleno de Freitas didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-1 via right post in the game's 73rd minute. Edson Futebol Clube's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! Tomé Montenegro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Panos Karkantos in the 79th minute. Sidnei Bertassi charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sidnei Bertassi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sidnei Bertassi hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Paul Christini stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Franklin Souza's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Dário Martins took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Paul Christini. Paul Christini dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Heleno de Freitas charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Heleno de Freitas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Edson Futebol Clube's Heleno de Freitas got a free kick in the 95th minute. Edson Futebol Clube's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Ferreira Lopes MZC had won, even though Edson Futebol Clube had held more of the ball.