League

Las Vegas Coliseum
Spectators: 7519 (Terracing: 5640, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Teofilo Cayo kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Raiders FC's Mateus Amaral got a free kick in the 3rd minute. After 6 played minutes Exu got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Augusto Maciel. In the 11th minute, Teofilo Cayo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Exu's João Augusto Damião got a free kick in the 14th minute. Mateus Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raiders FC's Teofilo Cayo got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dé Arce showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Augusto Maciel, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Marcos Cabral made an important save on a dangerous shot by Teofilo Cayo in the 21st minute. In the 22nd minute, Alexandre Leão left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Exu fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 25th minute, Emerson Freire left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Exu fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Marcos Cabral was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Teofilo Cayo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 28 minute of play. The supporters of Raiders FC booed when Exu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emerson Freire didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 35 minutes of play, Exu's Emerson Freire made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dé Arce was left in no man's land by his defense there! 40 minutes into the match, Raiders FC's goal looked a bit too open when Emerson Freire came free, but Dé Arce reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raiders FC's Dé Arce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeremias Gonçalves in the 41st minute of play. In the 47th minute, Johnny Marco reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marcos Cabral. The goal made the score 3-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Carlos Augusto Maciel was the one to do the kick off. Johnny Marco struck a weak shot in the 53rd 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 Raiders FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teofilo Cayo in the 76th minute of play forced Exu's goalkeeper Marcos Cabral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Carlos Augusto Maciel took a quick shot and it went in 3-5 without a chance for Dé Arce to make any attempt to save it. Marcos Cabral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teofilo Cayo, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Johnny Marco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 95th match minute, Exu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albertinho Guerra to maneuver through the defense. Cipriano Souto struck a weak shot in the 96th 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 Raiders FC. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Raiders FC lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.