League

ARENA GUARULHOS
Spectators: 7981 (Terracing: 5987, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lenílson Peres got the match started through his kick off. In the 7th minute Febre Amarela were awarded a corner. Adil Vavasseur went to the cornerflag to take it. AA GUARULHOS's attentive Marcel Neiva managed to snatch the ball when Tomasino Quiroz made a throw-in in the 15th minute of the game. In the 19th match minute, AA GUARULHOS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaime Lucas to maneuver through the defense. Lenílson Peres's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Carlos Alberto Tinoco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. In the 24th minute Febre Amarela were awarded a corner. Adil Vavasseur went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Célio da Cunha heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Adil Vavasseur's late challenge caught a AA GUARULHOS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adil Vavasseur helped the player get up and apologised. After 27 played minutes Febre Amarela got a freekick which was hit by Adil Vavasseur. Marcel Neiva kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Lenílson Peres managed to get in a good position for a shot. Febre Amarela's supporters rose to their feet, but Lenílson Peres was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carlos Alberto Tinoco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 35th minute Quinto Ampudia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Fernando Almeida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, AA GUARULHOS's Lance Cabezas got a free kick in the 36th minute. AA GUARULHOS's Carlos Alberto Tinoco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lenílson Peres in the 39th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, Febre Amarela's goal looked a bit too open when Quinto Ampudia came free, but Luís Fernando Almeida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 48th minute Febre Amarela were awarded a corner. Adil Vavasseur went to the cornerflag to take it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Quinto Ampudia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With an all-out effort, Febre Amarela's Carlos Alberto Tinoco threw himself towards the right post 58 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lenílson Peres, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The crowd rose to their feet as Lenílson Peres kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Carlos Alberto Tinoco. That made the score 0-2 in the 59 minute of play. Hortêncio Donatello hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. In the 65th match minute, AA GUARULHOS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcel Neiva to maneuver through the defense. AA GUARULHOS's Carlos Alberto Tinoco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lenílson Peres in the 67th minute of play. AA GUARULHOS's Carlos Alberto Tinoco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save AA GUARULHOS from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, AA GUARULHOS's Carlos Alberto Tinoco got control of the ball when Umberto Britto tried to sneak it across the goal line. AA GUARULHOS's Karin Benzema was substituted for Quinto Ampudia. Febre Amarela were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after AA GUARULHOS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Adil Vavasseur took the corner. In the 74th match minute, AA GUARULHOS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcel Neiva to maneuver through the defense. In the 76th minute, Lenílson Peres left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Febre Amarela fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 86th match minute, AA GUARULHOS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaime Lucas to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Febre Amarela getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Paulo Leão hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute, Lenílson Peres made a precise shot to the right of Carlos Alberto Tinoco. AA GUARULHOS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. The AA GUARULHOS fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Febre Amarela were clearly better and deserved to take the win.