League

Estádio Volta
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Fabiano Bittencourt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Váldson Gerber received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Marcos Cabral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 9 minutes into the match, Exu's goalkeeper Marcos Cabral had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabiano Bittencourt. Fabiano Bittencourt succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 12th playminute. Hílton Souza charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hílton Souza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 16th minute of the match Albertinho Guerra sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luiz Fábio Valadares skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Augusto Maciel in the 18th minute of play forced FC Shox's goalkeeper Luiz Fábio Valadares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Fabiano Bittencourt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Hílton Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edgard Loureiro struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Marcos Cabral didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Shox. In the 28th match minute, Exu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moisés Carvalho to maneuver through the defense. Hélio Teixeira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marcos Cabral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgard Loureiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 33rd minute of the match FC Shox got a corner. Exu's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hélio Teixeira ran over to the corner to take the kick. Hélio Teixeira made a great header on FC Shox's corner, it was just that Exu's Marcos Cabral managed to reach the ball for a save. Fabiano Bittencourt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Marcos Cabral made a huge save. FC Shox's Luiz Fábio Valadares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emerson Freire in the 39th minute of play. Joaquim Catarinense hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. FC Shox's Luiz Fábio Valadares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeremias Gonçalves in the 42nd minute of play. Hílton Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luiz Fábio Valadares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeremias Gonçalves in the 47th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Fabiano Bittencourt made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Emerson Freire was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Exu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Shox the free kick. FC Shox's Hílton Souza got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marcos Cabral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgard Loureiro in the 59th minute of the match. Emerson Freire hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. In the 69th match minute, Exu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emerson Freire to maneuver through the defense. Luiz Fábio Valadares made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Jeremias Gonçalves sent off a good shot on target. Fabiano Bittencourt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Marcos Cabral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 77 played minutes Exu got a freekick which was hit by Chiquinho Maia. After a rather tough play, FC Shox's Joaquim Catarinense got a free kick in the 79th minute. Marcos Cabral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabiano Bittencourt in the 82nd minute of the match. Edgard Loureiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Marcos Cabral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 89 minutes into the match, Exu's Carlos Augusto Maciel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luiz Fábio Valadares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Luiz Fábio Valadares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Augusto Maciel in the 91st minute of the match. Luiz Fábio Valadares acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 95th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Moisés Carvalho. There was no doubt that FC Shox were the better team. FC Shox's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.