League

Estádio Tabuleirao
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rony Paes got the match started through his kick off. Silvinho Ferreira made in the 4th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Rony Paes however managed to control. Rony Paes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Pedro Luiz Loyola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edgar Coelho hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Esporte Clube Noroeste's Pedro Luiz Loyola proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Esporte Clube Noroeste from getting a goal against them. After 24 minutes, Renan Netto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Esporte Clube Noroeste and the Tabuleirao players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 24th minute of the game. One of Esporte Clube Noroeste:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Tabuleirao:s goal. Rony Paes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 33 minutes into the match, Márcio Cabral had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dida Medeiros. Tabuleirao's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Márcio Cabral was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. When Esporte Clube Noroeste's Márcio Cabral in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tabuleirao's goalie prevented a goal. After 39 minutes of play, Esporte Clube Noroeste's Márcio Cabral made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dida Medeiros was left in no man's land by his defense there! 46 minutes into the match, Márcio Cabral notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Tabuleirao's Dida Medeiros. Dida Medeiros was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

52 minutes into the game, Esporte Clube Noroeste's Danilo Mandrak nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dida Medeiros made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. Pedro Luiz Loyola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rony Paes, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Dida Medeiros made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Márcio Cabral sent off a good shot on target. In the 63rd minute, Márcio Cabral left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Esporte Clube Noroeste fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. Pedro Luiz Maciel charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedro Luiz Maciel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Tabuleirao booed when Esporte Clube Noroeste was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Luiz Maciel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 67 played minutes, Tabuleirao's Wellington Moreno shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Pedro Luiz Loyola came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Tabuleirao reached it. Adalberto Toledo's late challenge caught a Esporte Clube Noroeste's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adalberto Toledo helped the player get up and apologised. Alberto de Almeida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dida Medeiros having to interfere. Márcio Cabral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dida Medeiros having to interfere. Márcio Cabral who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 75thth minute tested the skills of Dida Medeiros when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Danilo Mandrak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Orlando Koehler's late challenge caught a Esporte Clube Noroeste's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Orlando Koehler helped the player get up and apologised. Dida Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vânderson Lago in the 82nd minute of play. Danilo Mandrak hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Márcio Cabral succeeded in the game's 86th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-6. 1-7 became the score in the 97th minute when Márcio Cabral elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When the match was over Esporte Clube Noroeste could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Tabuleirao throughout the match.