League

Estádio Cristais
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Glauco Bertassi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Tales Urbano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Naldo Soares, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. The audience was convinced that Glauco Bertassi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but José Maria Azevedo was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. When Dênis Tavares came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Cristais AD 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 Dênis Tavares couldn't finish the play. Tales Urbano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Naldo Soares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Muricizinho's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tião Martins in the 14th minute. After taking down the ball on Muricizinho's corner Tião Martins fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tales Urbano quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Glauco Bertassi in the 18th minute of play forced Muricizinho's goalkeeper José Maria Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Naldo Soares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Cristais AD's zone, Naldo Soares stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tales Urbano came out of the goal and Naldo Soares tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The attack was good, but when Naldo Soares in the 26th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. After a rather tough play, Muricizinho's Vitório Tande got a free kick in the 29th minute. Gino Dias kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Dênis Tavares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Naldo Soares in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tales Urbano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Michel Soares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tales Urbano having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michel Soares in the 40th minute of play forced Cristais AD's goalkeeper Tales Urbano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Muricizinho's José Maria Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Renato Cardozo in the 45th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Naldo Soares was the one to do the kick off. Tales Urbano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Naldo Soares's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. Muricizinho's Naldo Soares got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dênis Tavares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Maria Azevedo having to interfere. Michel Soares could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Tales Urbano made a huge save. In the 63rd minute of the match, Naldo Soares tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tales Urbano saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Glauco Bertassi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José Maria Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dênis Tavares in the 66th minute of play. José Maria Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Glauco Bertassi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Muricizinho getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Clóvis de Godoi hit a great ball. In the 79th match minute, Cristais AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Renato Cardozo to maneuver through the defense. In a very dangerous position, a player in Muricizinho fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 82nd minute. Penalty! Rodriguinho de Azevedo shot the penalty kick right outside the post. In the 86th match minute, Cristais AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomás Barros to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Naldo Soares in the 90th minute of play forced Cristais AD's goalkeeper Tales Urbano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dênis Tavares's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but José Maria Azevedo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. Tales Urbano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Naldo Soares, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Michel Soares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristais AD's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.