League

St. James Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After 4 played minutes NEWCASTLE got a freekick which was hit by Alexsandro Almeida. 6 minutes into the match, Coapoa SS's goalkeeper Adalberto Moura had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexsandro Almeida. Adalberto Moura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdomiro Nunes in the 10th minute of play. Adalberto Moura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdomiro Nunes in the 16th minute of play. Adalberto Moura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdomiro Nunes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Adalberto Moura successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Rodrigo de Brito who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 37thth minute tested the skills of Adalberto Moura when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Coapoa SS's Adalberto Moura proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Coapoa SS from getting a goal against them. NEWCASTLE's Walmyr da Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luizão Leão in the 44th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The wind increased when Eduardo de Amaral made the kick off in the second half. Valdomiro Nunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Adalberto Moura tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 58th minute, Rodrigo de Brito left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NEWCASTLE fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. In the 61st match minute, Coapoa SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luizão Leão to maneuver through the defense. If Rodrigo de Brito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adalberto Moura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo de Brito in the 65th minute of the match. The supporters of Coapoa SS booed when NEWCASTLE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nico Gonçalves didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 82nd minute Frédson Teles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adalberto Moura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nelson Linares's late challenge caught a NEWCASTLE's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nelson Linares helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Coapoa SS's Nelson Linares got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Adalberto Moura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frédson Teles in the 85th minute of play. Adalberto Moura didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Valdomiro Nunes went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. If Rodrigo de Brito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 93 minutes of play, NEWCASTLE's Alexsandro Almeida made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adalberto Moura was left in no man's land by his defense there! There was no doubt that NEWCASTLE were the better team. NEWCASTLE's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.