League

Colosseum Arena
Spectators: 7183 (Terracing: 5389, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 142) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rafael Botelho made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd match minute, Gladiadores Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dorival Mendonça to maneuver through the defense. Lucas Esteves kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Albertinho Quirino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Esteves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexsandro Ortiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juninho Gaspar having to interfere. Dino Bezerra charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dino Bezerra the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 19 played minutes Gladiadores Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Rafael Botelho. Germano Pitta charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Germano Pitta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 21st minute, Germano Pitta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Albertinho Quirino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Oliveira in the 26th minute of the match. Alexsandro Ortiz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 31st minute, Alberto Oliveira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Inova FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Botelho in the 38th minute of play forced Inova FC's goalkeeper Juninho Gaspar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Gladiadores Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Oliveira came free, but Albertinho Quirino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lucas Esteves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Albertinho Quirino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Juninho Gaspar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Botelho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute Alexsandro Ortiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juninho Gaspar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Inova FC booed when Gladiadores Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geovani Vidal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Albertinho Quirino made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Lucas Esteves sent off a good shot on target. Inova FC's Alberto Oliveira got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lucas Esteves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Albertinho Quirino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Inova FC's Juninho Gaspar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexsandro Ortiz in the 72nd minute of play. In the 75th minute, Lucas Esteves made a precise shot to the right of Albertinho Quirino. Gladiadores Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Inova FC's Juninho Gaspar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Botelho in the 91st minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Inova FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.