League

Estádio Gruna
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Cristóvão Saraiva made the kick off and thus started the match. After 6 played minutes, Mazela AD's Egídio Vieira shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Beto Vides 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 Mazela AD reached it. Elói Velloso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Beto Vides tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Félix got free with Armandinho Maciel in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 38 minutes into the match, Cristóvão Saraiva had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Beto Vides. Gruna's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristóvão Saraiva was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Fabiano Pereira might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Armandinho Maciel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fabiano Pereira ran back to his position shaking his head. Cristian Félix sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armandinho Maciel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabiano Pereira in the 46th minute of the match. When Elói Velloso came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Mazela AD fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Elói Velloso couldn't finish the play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fabiano Pereira was the one to do the kick off. Cristóvão Saraiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 54 minutes into the match, Mazela AD's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Félix came free, but Armandinho Maciel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mazela AD's goalkeeper Armandinho Maciel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Álvaro Eger in the 61st minute of play forced Mazela AD's goalkeeper Armandinho Maciel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armandinho Maciel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Félix, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Armandinho Maciel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabiano Pereira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute of the match Igor Rabelo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Armandinho Maciel skillfully saved the ball. In the 71st minute Cristóvão Saraiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Beto Vides saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristóvão Saraiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Beto Vides tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Gruna's Cristian Félix in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mazela AD's goalie prevented a goal. When the match clock showed 78 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Cristian Félix sped through Mazela AD's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Armandinho Maciel. Gruna were awarded a corner in the 83th minute after Mazela AD's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Natanael Luz took the corner. The corner led to Gruna's Fabiano Pereira getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Cristóvão Saraiva struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Beto Vides didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mazela AD. If Elói Velloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Elói Velloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. For all the effort they put into the match, the Mazela AD players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Gruna.