League

Golden Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Texugo Futebol Clube's Olavo Tavares 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Inácio Cearense got free with Vitinho Gonçalves in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Mário Penha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Golden Bladers FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mário Penha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vitinho Gonçalves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Haroldo de Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vito de Moraes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olavo Tavares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vito de Moraes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Durval Messias, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. The supporters of Texugo Futebol Clube booed when Golden Bladers FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vágner das Neves didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 25th minute Durval Messias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vito de Moraes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute, Yan Recife hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 29 minutes into the match, Golden Bladers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Olavo Tavares came free, but Vito de Moraes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Texugo Futebol Clube's Vitinho Gonçalves got control of the ball when Inácio Cearense tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vito de Moraes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adhemar Veloso in the 32nd minute of the match. Golden Bladers FC's Mário Penha got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Golden Bladers FC's Vito de Moraes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haroldo de Alcântara in the 40th minute of play. The supporters of Golden Bladers FC booed when Texugo Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Haroldo de Alcântara didn't get a good kick on the ball. 46 minutes into the game, Texugo Futebol Clube's Olavo Tavares nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vito de Moraes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Inácio Cearense stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Joel Pontes kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Vito de Moraes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olavo Tavares in the 56th minute of the match. Golden Bladers FC's Vito de Moraes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Golden Bladers FC from getting a goal against them. Dráuzio Mendonça charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dráuzio Mendonça the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 65 played minutes Golden Bladers FC got a freekick which was hit by Dráuzio Mendonça. With a little luck, Golden Bladers FC's Vito de Moraes got control of the ball when Haroldo de Alcântara tried to sneak it across the goal line. Joel Pontes kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. A collision led to Golden Bladers FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Yan Recife hit a great ball. Vágner das Neves kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. 85 minutes into the match, Golden Bladers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Olavo Tavares came free, but Vito de Moraes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by Golden Bladers FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sidney Albuquerque was slow to take the kick. During this time Texugo Futebol Clube's players had a chance to rest. A collision led to Texugo Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Joaquim de Queirós hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Mário Penha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Golden Bladers FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mário Penha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vitinho Gonçalves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vito de Moraes made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Haroldo de Alcântara sent off a good shot on target. Haroldo de Alcântara came free with the goalkeeper in the 96th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Vito de Moraes could save by the left post. When the match was over Texugo Futebol Clube could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Golden Bladers FC throughout the match.