League

Uruguinha
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Ultimate Futebol Clube's Amílton Severo 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. 3 minutes into the match, Stand By's goal looked a bit too open when Amílton Severo came free, but Mauro Baiano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Samuel Maia during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Ultimate Futebol Clube booed when Stand By was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuel Maia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Léo Aguiar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doni Ramalho in the 7th minute of play. Maurício Vasconcelos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Léo Aguiar having to interfere. In the 11th match minute, Ultimate Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Carlos Veloso to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Stand By getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Betão Donatello hit a great ball. 15 minutes into the game, Olavo Cruz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Mauro Baiano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doni Ramalho in the 20th minute of play forced Ultimate Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Léo Aguiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maurício Vasconceloss short, quick shot in the 21stth minute got Léo Aguiar to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 23 minutes of play, Stand By's Maurício Vasconcelos made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Léo Aguiar was left in no man's land by his defense there! When João Carlos Veloso came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Ultimate Futebol Clube 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 João Carlos Veloso couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amílton Severo in the 36th minute of play forced Stand By's goalkeeper Mauro Baiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Carlos Veloso was shown his second yellow card after 39 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 39th minute, João Carlos Veloso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Stand By getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Samuel Maia hit a great ball. When Olavo Cruz fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ultimate Futebol Clube's protests and gave Olavo Cruz a yellow card for diving instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luiz Paulo de Salles was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 53 minutes, Luiz Paulo de Salles managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stand By's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luiz Paulo de Salles was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Vicente Bittencourt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Léo Aguiar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Paulo de Salles in the 60th minute of the match. Geovânio Secco kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Ultimate Futebol Clube's Jefferson Fontes shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 65th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Mauro Baiano but with some difficulty. Maurício Vasconcelos's late challenge caught a Ultimate Futebol Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Maurício Vasconcelos helped the player get up and apologised. Maurício Vasconcelos kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the match, Stand By's goalkeeper Mauro Baiano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vicente Bittencourt. Luiz Paulo de Salles blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Léo Aguiar having to make a save. Rogério Cruz struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Léo Aguiar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Stand By. In the 84th minute, Doni Ramalho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Stand By fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. With a little luck, Stand By's Mauro Baiano got control of the ball when Vicente Bittencourt tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Bernardinho Vale's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mauro Baiano was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. 90 minutes into the match, Vicente Bittencourt notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Stand By's Mauro Baiano. Mauro Baiano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 96th minute Doni Ramalho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Léo Aguiar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stand By's Mauro Baiano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 97th minute of the match, managed to save Stand By from getting a goal against them. Amílton Severo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Stand By manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Ultimate Futebol Clube to win.