League

Arena Blumenau
Spectators: 7669 (Terracing: 5752, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Roger Mesquita got the match started through his kick off. Gil Carioca made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Amedeo Mameli sent off a good shot on target. In the 8th minute, Atlético de Blumenau's Wilson Guerra ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gil Carioca. Gil Carioca yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Amedeo Mameli took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gil Carioca. Gil Carioca dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. When Atlético de Blumenau's Tomás Turban in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nordestão Futebol Clube's goalie prevented a goal. In the 25th minute, Atlético de Blumenau's Amedeo Mameli dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. After a defensive mix-up in Nordestão Futebol Clube's zone, Amedeo Mameli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gil Carioca came out of the goal and Amedeo Mameli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Edu Tavares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 37 minutes into the game, Tomás Turban recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gil Carioca. Tomás Turban showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-0. Nordestão Futebol Clube's Gil Carioca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Washington Abreu in the 43rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Tomás Turban's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gil Carioca was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomás Turban made a kick off. After some careless play in the Nordestão Futebol Clube defense, Amedeo Mameli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gil Carioca. The Nordestão Futebol Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gil Carioca should have stopped the shot. Sebastião Mattos kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Gil Carioca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amedeo Mameli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gil Carioca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomás Turban in the 68th minute of the match. Gil Carioca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amedeo Mameli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 71 minutes into the game, Sebastião Mattos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nordestão Futebol Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Atlético de Blumenau the free kick. In the 76th minute Amedeo Mameli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gil Carioca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haroldo Nazario in the 83rd minute of play forced Nordestão Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Gil Carioca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Nordestão Futebol Clube defense, Wilson Guerra kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gil Carioca. The Nordestão Futebol Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gil Carioca should have stopped the shot. Edu Tavares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Gil Carioca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Tomás Turban managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atlético de Blumenau's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomás Turban was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gil Carioca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Atlético de Blumenau had played much better football throughout.