League

LIMEIRÃO
Spectators: 7567 (Terracing: 5676, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) Amapari's Jerônimo Fontes 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. After a rather tough play, Amapari's Roger Varela got a free kick in the 10th minute. Amapari's Nicolas Cosme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cássio Severo in the 11th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Cássio Severo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nicolas Cosme, 1-0. Nicolas Cosme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cássio Severo in the 19th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Cássio Severo managed to get in a good position for a shot. A. A. INTERNACIONAL's supporters rose to their feet, but Cássio Severo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nicolas Cosme breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ramón Favoretto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charles Alves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Tomás Leme's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicolas Cosme was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. After having played for 36 minutes, Charles Alves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Amapari's supporters crossed their fingers, but Charles Alves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Jerônimo Fontes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Charles Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Amapari booed when A. A. INTERNACIONAL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomás Leme didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cássio Severo was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Claudinei Paulista managed to get in a good position for a shot. Amapari's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudinei Paulista was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ramón Favoretto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 53 minutes, Charles Alves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Amapari's supporters crossed their fingers, but Charles Alves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 56th minute, Tomás Leme ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nicolas Cosme was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Cássio Severo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Cosme having to interfere. Amapari's Nicolas Cosme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomás Leme in the 61st minute of play. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind A. A. INTERNACIONAL's goalkeeper Ramón Favoretto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nicolas Cosme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cássio Severo in the 65th minute of the match. Nicolas Cosme stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cássio Severo's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. Marquinhos Valle's late challenge caught a A. A. INTERNACIONAL's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marquinhos Valle helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Amapari getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Marquinhos Valle hit a great ball. In the 71st minute of the match Xove Fombona sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nicolas Cosme skillfully saved the ball. Nicolas Cosme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomás Leme in the 74th minute of play. In the 76th match minute, Amapari was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marquinhos Valle to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomás Leme in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nicolas Cosme prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nicolas Cosme stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cássio Severo's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Nicolas Cosme came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by A. A. INTERNACIONAL's Tomás Leme. But to his dismay, Tomás Leme quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Nicolas Cosme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cássio Severo, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Leme in the 93rd minute of play forced Amapari's goalkeeper Nicolas Cosme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 95 minutes into the match, Cássio Severo notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Amapari's Nicolas Cosme. Nicolas Cosme was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A. A. INTERNACIONAL's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.