League

Estádio Joanesia
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Durval Saraiva got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, Pedro Luiz Salgado got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Joanesia getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Róbson Pires hit a great ball. Válter Santos hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Serra Futebol Clube's Robinho Soeiro got control of the ball when Dadá Paraíba tried to sneak it across the goal line. Joel dos Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nildo Rodrigues, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After 13 minutes of play, Serra Futebol Clube's Nildo Rodrigues made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joel dos Santos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nildo Rodrigues scored 0-2 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Joel dos Santos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Joel dos Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Luiz Salgado in the 20th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute, Roberto Luz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 22 minutes into the match, Joanesia's goal looked a bit too open when Armandinho Vasconcelos came free, but Joel dos Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nildo Rodrigues scored 0-3 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Joel dos Santos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 28 minutes, Armandinho Vasconcelos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Serra Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Armandinho Vasconcelos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 30th minute Pedro Luiz Salgado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel dos Santos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Luiz Salgado in the 32nd minute of play forced Joanesia's goalkeeper Joel dos Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 35 played minutes Serra Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Nildo Rodrigues. If Armandinho Vasconcelos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Róbson Pires fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Joanesia's protests and gave Róbson Pires a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Joanesia's Róbson Pires got a free kick in the 40th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nildo Rodrigues in the 42nd minute of play forced Joanesia's goalkeeper Joel dos Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel dos Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nildo Rodrigues in the 44th minute of play. Joel dos Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Válter Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel dos Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waldir Rosado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romeu Vides in the 48th minute of play forced Joanesia's goalkeeper Joel dos Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nildo Rodrigues was the one to do the kick off. After 52 minutes of play, Serra Futebol Clube's Nildo Rodrigues made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joel dos Santos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Serra Futebol Clube's Nildo Rodrigues got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Válter Santos 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. After 67 played minutes Joanesia got a freekick which was hit by Róbson Pires. After having played for 68 minutes, Armandinho Vasconcelos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Serra Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Armandinho Vasconcelos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Serra Futebol Clube's Válter Santos got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Joel dos Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nildo Rodrigues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Serra Futebol Clube's Pedro Luiz Salgado got a free kick in the 78th minute. Joel dos Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nildo Rodrigues in the 79th minute of the match. In the 80th match minute, Joanesia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ezequiel Campidelis to maneuver through the defense. 91 minutes into the match, Joanesia's goalkeeper Joel dos Santos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Válter Santos. Hortêncio Freire recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Joanesia fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Serra Futebol Clube were clearly better and deserved to take the win.