League

Illinois Arena
Spectators: 6678 (Terracing: 5678, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The Blues Brothers FC's Márcio Ramos 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. Júlio de Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sílvio Luís da Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 13th minute Sílvio Luís da Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Júlio de Toledo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Luís da Silva in the 20th minute of play forced Acara's goalkeeper Júlio de Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 21 minutes, Joel de Almeida managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Acara's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joel de Almeida was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Márcio Ramos in the 23rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Júlio de Toledo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 24th match minute, The Blues Brothers FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hélder Tavares to maneuver through the defense. After 25 played minutes, Acara's Albertinho Dantas shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jarbas Campidelis came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Acara reached it. 27 minutes into the game, Márcio Ramos lined in a short shot 1-1 behind a frustrated Júlio de Toledo. After 37 played minutes Acara got a freekick which was hit by Víktor Damião. Acara's Júlio de Toledo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Acara from getting a goal against them. In the 44th minute of the match, Márcio Ramos got a very nice opportunity to score, but Júlio de Toledo was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The The Blues Brothers FC fans' excitement grew in the 47th match minute when The Blues Brothers FC's Márcio Ramos looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel de Almeida to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Márcio Ramos in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Júlio de Toledo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Márcio Ramos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Júlio de Toledo was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Sílvio Luís da Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Blues Brothers FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Sílvio Luís da Silva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Júlio de Toledo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 72 minutes into the match, Acara's goal looked a bit too open when Sílvio Luís da Silva came free, but Júlio de Toledo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 75 minutes into the game, when Juninho Travassos put in a rough tackle. In the 75th minute, Juninho Travassos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 76 minutes into the match, Acara's Albertinho Dantas broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Sílvio Luís da Silva recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Acara's Júlio de Toledo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sílvio Luís da Silva in the 86th minute of play. Júlio de Toledo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Luís da Silva in the 94th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Luís da Silva in the 95th minute of play forced Acara's goalkeeper Júlio de Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Acara's Júlio de Toledo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sílvio Luís da Silva in the 98th minute of play. After 98 minutes of play, The Blues Brothers FC's Sílvio Luís da Silva made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Júlio de Toledo was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Blues Brothers FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.