League

Bosque dos Sonhos
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Pinheirinho EC's Renato Pires 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. Ituano's Anselmo Moraes got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Pinheirinho EC's Douglas Palmeira got a free kick in the 7th minute. Vítor Guerra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Luan de Queirós tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th play minute Douglas Palmeira came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Vítor Recife. 1-0. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Anselmo Moraes put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Luan de Queirós. In the 18th minute, Umberto Alcântara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jorge de Azevedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luan de Queirós having to interfere. Douglas Palmeira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Vítor Recife made a huge save. Luan de Queirós stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anselmo Moraes's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Renato Pires in the 38th minute of play forced Ituano's goalkeeper Vítor Recife to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Ituano's Jorge de Azevedo got a free kick in the 43rd minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudinho Arósio in the 51st minute of play forced Pinheirinho EC's goalkeeper Luan de Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 52 minutes into the match, Ituano's Anselmo Moraes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luan de Queirós narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Anselmo Moraes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Luan de Queirós tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anselmo Moraes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anselmo Moraess short, quick shot in the 59thth minute got Luan de Queirós to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Luan de Queirós came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Ituano's Anselmo Moraes. But to his dismay, Anselmo Moraes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. Luan de Queirós made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Anselmo Moraes sent off a good shot on target. Jorge de Azevedo charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jorge de Azevedo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jorge de Azevedo hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Vítor Recife made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Douglas Palmeira in the 69th minute of play. Ituano's Vítor Recife played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Douglas Palmeira in the 70th minute of play. Anselmo Moraes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luan de Queirós having to interfere. If Douglas Palmeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jorge de Azevedo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 87th minute Douglas Palmeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vítor Recife saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Douglas Palmeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vítor Recife having to interfere. Anselmo Moraes struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Luan de Queirós didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ituano. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ituano's goalkeeper Vítor Recife, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Pinheirinho EC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ituano were clearly better and deserved to take the win.