League

Vasco da Gama
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Nico Fonseca made the kick off and thus started the match. Gugu da Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 6 minutes into the match, Almirantes F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Délio Peixoto came free, but Ezequiel Barbosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Délio Peixoto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nico Fonseca in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ezequiel Barbosa saved Almirantes F.C. from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Almirantes F.C.'s Antônio Prestes got a free kick in the 17th minute. Gugu da Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Ezequiel Barbosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 21 minutes into the match, Helmet Football Club's Nico Fonseca sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ezequiel Barbosa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Juarês Lara got free with Tiago Dantas in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 29thth minute of the game Gugu da Rocha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Almirantes F.C.'s Ezequiel Barbosa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Valdomiro Paes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tiago Dantas having to interfere. If Nico Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 37 minutes into the match, Almirantes F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Délio Peixoto came free, but Ezequiel Barbosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute Nico Fonseca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ezequiel Barbosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Nico Fonseca managed to get in a good position for a shot. Helmet Football Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Nico Fonseca was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ezequiel Barbosa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Délio Peixoto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ezequiel Barbosa having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Nico Fonseca managed to get in a good position for a shot. Helmet Football Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Nico Fonseca was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ezequiel Barbosa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jefferson Davila in the 48th minute of play forced Almirantes F.C.'s goalkeeper Ezequiel Barbosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

In the 52nd minute, Délio Peixoto reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ezequiel Barbosa. The goal made the score 0-1. When Nico Fonseca came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Helmet Football Club 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 Nico Fonseca couldn't finish the play. Nico de Salles hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. When Romário dos Santos fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Almirantes F.C.'s protests and gave Romário dos Santos a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Almirantes F.C. getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Romário dos Santos hit a great ball. In the 68th minute, Nico Fonseca 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Juarês Lara in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tiago Dantas saved Helmet Football Club from getting behind. Délio Peixoto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ezequiel Barbosa having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Almirantes F.C.'s Wilson Paraibano got a free kick in the 76th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Délio Peixoto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Helmet Football Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Délio Peixoto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ezequiel Barbosa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Almirantes F.C.'s attentive Marcel Vale managed to snatch the ball when Jailson dos Santos made a throw-in in the 96th minute of the game. Helmet Football Club's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.