League

Xerém - RJ
Spectators: 5607 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 0, VIP seats: 0) Apeel's Luís Fabiano Fantini started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the game, Cássio Capixaba was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Apeel's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Atlético Fluminense the free kick. The supporters of Atlético Fluminense booed when Apeel was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cássio Capixaba didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Sílvio Luís Coelho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geovanni de Lara was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Sílvio Luís Toscano's late challenge caught a Apeel's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sílvio Luís Toscano helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Atlético Fluminense's Sílvio Luís Toscano got a free kick in the 8th minute. Geovanni de Lara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sílvio Luís Coelho, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 12th minute, Sílvio Luís Coelho made a precise shot to the right of Geovanni de Lara. Atlético Fluminense's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Sílvio Luís Coelho struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Geovanni de Lara didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Apeel. João Augusto de Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erasmo Macedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. With a little luck, Apeel's João Augusto de Souza got control of the ball when Jeferson Bertassi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Geovanni de Lara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Luís Coelho in the 29th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, Atlético Fluminense's goal looked a bit too open when Sílvio Luís Coelho came free, but Geovanni de Lara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Erasmo Macedo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atlético Fluminense's supporters rose to their feet, but Erasmo Macedo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. João Augusto de Souza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Geovanni de Lara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto Abraão in the 42nd minute of play. Geovanni de Lara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sílvio Luís Coelho, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Luís Fabiano Fantini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geovanni de Lara having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Sílvio Luís Coelho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Geovanni de Lara made a huge save. A collision led to Atlético Fluminense getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Jeferson Bertassi hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erasmo Macedo in the 55th minute of play forced Apeel's goalkeeper João Augusto de Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geovanni de Lara didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sílvio Luís Coelho went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 61st minute João Pedro Macedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Augusto de Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 62 minutes into the game, Luís Fabiano Fantini was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Apeel's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Atlético Fluminense the free kick. A collision led to Apeel getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Luís Fabiano Fantini hit a great ball. Geovanni de Lara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Fabiano Fantini in the 63rd minute of the match. After 65 minutes of play, Apeel's Sílvio Luís Coelho made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Geovanni de Lara was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 69thth minute of the game Erasmo Macedo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Apeel's João Augusto de Souza was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Atlético Fluminense's Geovanni de Lara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Fabiano Fantini in the 75th minute of play. Sílvio Luís Coelho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Geovanni de Lara made a huge save. In the 88th minute, Cássio Capixaba ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Geovanni de Lara was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. Sílvio Luís Coelho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Geovanni de Lara having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sílvio Luís Coelho got free with Geovanni de Lara in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Basílio Maciel fell near the penalty area in the 97th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atlético Fluminense's protests and gave Basílio Maciel a yellow card for diving instead. Basílio Maciel hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match.