League

Tijucucu
Spectators: 7416 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1700, VIP seats: 100) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cido Dante took the kick off in the first half of the match. Megafuts FC's Raphael Mazza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cido Dante in the 6th minute of play. Duarte Silva hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. In the 10th match minute, Megafuts FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduardo Melo to maneuver through the defense. Megafuts FC's Raphael Mazza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Natanael Borges in the 17th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Megafuts FC's goalkeeper Raphael Mazza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hamílton de Azevedo. Megafuts FC's Raphael Mazza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Megafuts FC from getting a goal against them. 28 minutes into the match, Megafuts FC's goalkeeper Raphael Mazza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Natanael Borges. Raphael Mazza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamílton de Azevedo in the 29th minute of play. In the 30th match minute, Megafuts FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marquinhos Souza to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Tijucucu booed when Megafuts FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rony Recife didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, Tijucucu's Raphael Mazza threw himself towards the right post 35 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cláudio Britto, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 38 minutes into the match, Megafuts FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cido Dante came free, but Raphael Mazza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raphael Mazza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cido Dante in the 42nd minute of play. After 44 minutes of play, Tijucucu's Natanael Borges made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Raphael Mazza was left in no man's land by his defense there! The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Gilson de Queirós made the kick off in the second half. Raphael Mazza came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Tijucucu's Cido Dante. But to his dismay, Cido Dante quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Raphael Mazza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cido Dante, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 59 minutes into the match, Megafuts FC's goal looked a bit too open when Natanael Borges came free, but Raphael Mazza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabinho Cunha kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. The excitement rose when Tijucucu's Filipe Pena after 67 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for Megafuts FC's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 3-0. In the 71st minute of the match Téo Carioca shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Raphael Mazza showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Raphael Mazza came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Tijucucu's Cláudio Britto. But to his dismay, Cláudio Britto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Raphael Mazza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamílton de Azevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 79 minutes into the game, Cido Dante cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Raphael Mazza was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Natanael Borges in the 84th minute of play forced Megafuts FC's goalkeeper Raphael Mazza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tijucucu's Osmar Lopes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Tijucucu from getting a goal against them. 96 minutes into the match, Hamílton de Azevedo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Raphael Mazza. Megafuts FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hamílton de Azevedo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Tijucucu had played much better football throughout.