League

Sambaqui Stadium
Spectators: 7579 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) In the 5th minute Eliézer Esteves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Belmiro Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 6 minutes into the game, GAROPABA EC - FSCMZ's Benedito Abreu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Belmiro Mendes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Amigos da Bola's Belmiro Mendes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Pedro Botelho in the 13th minute of play. A collision led to Amigos da Bola getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Durvalino Monteiro hit a great ball. In the 21st minute, Eliézer Esteves made a precise shot to the right of Belmiro Mendes. Amigos da Bola's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. With a little luck, Amigos da Bola's Belmiro Mendes got control of the ball when Eliézer Esteves tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 27thth minute of the game José Pedro Botelho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Amigos da Bola's Belmiro Mendes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Luís Fernando de Amaral came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Amigos da Bola fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Luís Fernando de Amaral couldn't finish the play. Eliézer Esteves made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 32ndth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Belmiro Mendes would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Pedro Botelho in the 37th minute of play forced Amigos da Bola's goalkeeper Belmiro Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Amigos da Bola's Tostão Toscano got a free kick in the 37th minute. The audience was convinced that José Pedro Botelho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Belmiro Mendes was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, José Pedro Botelho took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Belmiro Mendes to make any attempt to save it. 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 4-0.

The wind increased when Luís Fernando de Amaral made the kick off in the second half. Belmiro Mendes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Pedro Botelho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 57 minutes into the game, José Pedro Botelho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Belmiro Mendes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 60 minutes into the game, GAROPABA EC - FSCMZ's José Pedro Botelho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Belmiro Mendes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. After 63 played minutes GAROPABA EC - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Benedito Abreu. After having played for 66 minutes, Luís Fernando de Amaral managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Amigos da Bola's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Fernando de Amaral was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thiago Chaves hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Eliézer Esteves's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Belmiro Mendes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. In the 73rd match minute, GAROPABA EC - FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iuri Coelho to maneuver through the defense. Jânio de Castro made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Claudinei Quadros sent off a good shot on target. 81 minutes into the match, Amigos da Bola's goal looked a bit too open when Benedito Abreu came free, but Belmiro Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Belmiro Mendes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eliézer Esteves went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. 91 minutes into the match, Eliézer Esteves had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Belmiro Mendes. Amigos da Bola's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eliézer Esteves was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. In the 94th minute, Eliézer Esteves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. There was no doubt that GAROPABA EC - FSCMZ were the better team. GAROPABA EC - FSCMZ's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.