League

Limocity Stadium Cup
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vivaldo Pinho kicked off to start the match. Hugo Ribeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vivaldo Pinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Hugo Ribeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vivaldo Pinho in the 10th minute of the match. Juninho Rosa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hugo Ribeiro was out of position in the 21 minute of play, and Vivaldo Pinho capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vivaldo Pinho really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Valdo Dante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hugo Félix in the 27th minute of the match. The Funtos's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edinho Queiroz in the 28th minute. After taking down the ball on The Funtos's corner Edinho Queiroz fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Valdo Dante quite easily take care of the ball. A collision led to Santa Cruz Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Danilo Corrêa hit a great ball. Hugo Ribeiro made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Juninho Rosa sent off a good shot on target. 35 minutes into the match, The Funtos's goal looked a bit too open when Vivaldo Pinho came free, but Hugo Ribeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 36 minutes, Juninho Rosa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Santa Cruz Futebol Clube and the The Funtos players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Santa Cruz Futebol Clube's Juninho Rosa got a free kick in the 36th minute. Caio Vides took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 41st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Valdo Dante. Santa Cruz Futebol Clube's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Edinho Queiroz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Valdo Dante having to make a save. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hugo Félix to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, The Funtos's Hugo Félix dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. In the 60th minute, Danilo Corrêa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valdo Dante was out of position in the 63 minute of play, and Edinho Queiroz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Edinho Queiroz really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vivaldo Pinho in the 69th minute of play forced The Funtos's goalkeeper Hugo Ribeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute of the match, Régis de Castro tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Valdo Dante saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Hugo Félix who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 76thth minute tested the skills of Valdo Dante when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Valdo Dante didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from João Baiano went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juninho Rosa in the 81st minute of play forced The Funtos's goalkeeper Hugo Ribeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes into the game, Santa Cruz Futebol Clube's Wilian da Silveira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hugo Ribeiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. Wilian da Silveira hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. The Funtos's Hugo Ribeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juninho Rosa in the 91st minute of play. Vivaldo Pinho hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Hugo Félix struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Valdo Dante didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Funtos. The The Funtos players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.