League

Santa Cruz
Spectators: 7334 (Terracing: 5678, Seating: 1506, VIP seats: 150) In the 3rd minute, Bengt-Åke Lundqvist left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Perebas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 8 minutes into the game, Ariel Chago cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Celsinho Goiano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Magula Fc's Celsinho Goiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bengt-Åke Lundqvist in the 11th minute of play. 16 minutes into the game, Perebas FC's Bengt-Åke Lundqvist nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Celsinho Goiano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. In the 23rd minute, Bengt-Åke Lundqvist made a precise shot to the right of Celsinho Goiano. Magula Fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ariel Chago in the 26th minute of play forced Magula Fc's goalkeeper Celsinho Goiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Celsinho Goiano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Inocencio Arce's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Celsinho Goiano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ariel Chago in the 37th minute of play. A collision led to Perebas FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Ivo Carvalho hit a great ball. 43 minutes into the game, one of Perebas FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After the first half Perebas FC were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leopoldo Meireles to make the kick off. Bebeto do Nascimento got a throw-in 53 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Paulinho Senna. In the 56th minute Ariel Chago shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celsinho Goiano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Magula Fc defense, Bengt-Åke Lundqvist kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Celsinho Goiano. The Magula Fc fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Celsinho Goiano should have stopped the shot. 61 minutes into the match, Perebas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Meireles came free, but Willian Penha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bengt-Åke Lundqvist could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Celsinho Goiano made a huge save. Ivo Carvalho hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kléberson Lucas during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Perebas FC's Bengt-Åke Lundqvist got a free kick in the 72nd minute. In the 86th match minute, Perebas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bengt-Åke Lundqvist to maneuver through the defense. After 90 played minutes Magula Fc got a freekick which was hit by Walmir Furtado. 94 minutes into the game, Ariel Chago was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Perebas FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Magula Fc the free kick. After 94 played minutes Perebas FC got a freekick which was hit by Ariel Chago. Perebas FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.