League

Estádio Sofia
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hílton Pinho kicked off to start the match. Toninho Mangueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walmir Cardozo, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After 4 played minutes Real Astoria FC got a freekick which was hit by Lino Vargas. In the 5th minute of the match Luiz Fabiano Mazza sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Toninho Mangueira skillfully saved the ball. Didi Severo was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 6 minutes into the match. In the 5th minute, one of SC Corinthians Taboao:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for SC Corinthians Taboao. If Betinho Dracena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Hílton Pinho put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Richard Santana. Hílton Pinho might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Richard Santana. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hílton Pinho ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, SC Corinthians Taboao's Mané Cabral got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Lino Vargas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard Santana having to interfere. If Hílton Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th minute Sandro Neves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richard Santana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Real Astoria FC's Enrique Teixeira got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Enrique Teixeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard Santana having to interfere. Enrique Teixeira struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Richard Santana didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Real Astoria FC. SC Corinthians Taboao's Richard Santana proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save SC Corinthians Taboao from getting a goal against them. After having played for 47 minutes, Jardel Machado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Astoria FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jardel Machado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Walmir Cardozo to make the kick off. Sandro Neves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard Santana having to interfere. Enrique Teixeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Richard Santana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Richard Santana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enrique Teixeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Richard Santana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hílton Pinho in the 66th minute of the match. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Astoria FC's goalkeeper Toninho Mangueira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hílton Pinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Richard Santana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lino Vargas struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Richard Santana didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Real Astoria FC. In the 81st minute Enrique Teixeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richard Santana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jardel Machado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Richard Santana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Enrique Teixeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Richard Santana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jardel Machado in the 94th minute of the match. After 94 minutes, Mané Cabral mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Corinthians Taboao and the Real Astoria FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Real Astoria FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.