League

Basura
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, João Ferraz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Itapaje fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Toninho Silva made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amadeu Dante in the 20th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aníbal Carioca during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Aníbal Carioca kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Hortêncio Catarinense received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Toninho Silva came out and tried to block the shot, but Hortêncio Catarinense slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 22nd minute. Amadeu Dante fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toninho Silva having to interfere. Toninho Silva stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hortêncio Catarinense's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. In the 29th minute of the match, Hortêncio Catarinense tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Toninho Silva saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 31 minutes of play, Itapaje's João Ferraz made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fabrício Barros was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 35 played minutes Basu EC got a freekick which was hit by Hortêncio Catarinense. Basu EC's Fabrício Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Ferraz in the 36th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 40 minutes into the game, when Kiko Xavier put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 39th minute of the game. One of Basu EC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Itapaje:s goal. Fernando Maranhense kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. João Ferraz was the one to do the kick off. Fabrício Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Ferraz in the 54th minute of the match. Fabrício Barros made an important save on a dangerous shot by David Barros in the 56th minute. A collision led to Basu EC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Hortêncio Catarinense hit a great ball. It was beautiful to see Itapaje's Juan Andrade in action when he in the 59th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Gilson Messias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcus Melo made in the 63rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Basu EC's Joaquim Miranda. The audience was convinced that Amadeu Dante's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Toninho Silva was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Toninho Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilson Messias in the 65th minute of play. In the 70th minute João Ferraz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabrício Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aníbal Carioca in the 78th minute of play forced Basu EC's goalkeeper Fabrício Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabrício Barros made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Aníbal Carioca sent off a good shot on target. After 83 minutes of play, Itapaje's Dadá Costa made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fabrício Barros was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Dadá Costa got free with Fabrício Barros in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 90th minute, Aníbal Carioca ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fabrício Barros was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Itapaje had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.