League

Serrolandia
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Olívio de Lima started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, César Braga managed to get in a good position for a shot. pivinha fc's supporters rose to their feet, but César Braga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulo de Godoi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Perivaldo Sarmento in the 9th minute of play forced Buritama Sport Club's goalkeeper Paulo de Godoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulo de Godoi was out of position in the 12 minute of play, and Perivaldo Sarmento capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Perivaldo Sarmento really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. João Paulo Neiva charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed João Paulo Neiva the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpected shot in the 17th minute by Fábio Bittencourt got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Thanks to some nice moves Fábio Bittencourt could shoot a difficult shot in the 17th minute, which Paulo de Godoi however easily saved by the left post. After 17 played minutes Fábio Bittencourt rounded Buritama Sport Club's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. Paulo de Godoi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fábio Bittencourt showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 22 minute of play. In the 24th minute, Paulinho de Lima hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 27 minutes into the game, Lino Sousa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Buritama Sport Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave pivinha fc the free kick. Jean Goiano placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Fábio Bittencourts short, quick shot in the 39thth minute got Paulo de Godoi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arnaldo Barbosa during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Buritama Sport Club's Arnaldo Barbosa got a free kick in the 40th minute. 42 minutes into the match, Buritama Sport Club's goal looked a bit too open when Fábio Bittencourt came free, but Paulo de Godoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Fábio Bittencourt took a quick shot and it went in 5-0 without a chance for Paulo de Godoi to make any attempt to save it. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fábio Bittencourt was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of Buritama Sport Club booed when pivinha fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fábio Bittencourt didn't get a good kick on the ball. pivinha fc's Roberto Sarmento proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save pivinha fc from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fábio Bittencourt in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paulo de Godoi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Perivaldo Sarmento in the 65th minute of play forced Buritama Sport Club's goalkeeper Paulo de Godoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Buritama Sport Club getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Téo Amaral hit a great ball. After 73 minutes of play, pivinha fc's Fábio Bittencourt made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paulo de Godoi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Paulo de Godoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fábio Bittencourt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eduardo Britto's late challenge caught a pivinha fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eduardo Britto helped the player get up and apologised. Eduardo Britto hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Buritama Sport Club's Paulo de Godoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by César Braga in the 88th minute of play. If César Braga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulo de Godoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fábio Bittencourt in the 93rd minute of the match. 95 minutes into the match, Buritama Sport Club's goal looked a bit too open when Fábio Bittencourt came free, but Paulo de Godoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.