League

Caldeirão Rubro Negr
Spectators: 6150 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 50) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marcelinho do Nascimento started the match with the kick off. Baltazar Arce fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chiquinho Quadros having to interfere. Hamílton Silva kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Narciso Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernando Gaúcho having to interfere. Chiquinho Quadros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Jacinto, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. After some careless play in the Savas EC defense, Baltazar Arce kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Chiquinho Quadros. The Savas EC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Chiquinho Quadros should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Jacinto in the 36th minute of play forced Savas EC's goalkeeper Chiquinho Quadros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the game, one of Savas EC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After 47 minutes of play, Rubro Negro's Baltazar Arce made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Chiquinho Quadros was left in no man's land by his defense there! 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.

Hugo Arruda charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hugo Arruda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Rubro Negro's Hugo Arruda got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Savas EC's Chiquinho Quadros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo Jacinto in the 68th minute of play. Bernardo Jacinto might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Chiquinho Quadros. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bernardo Jacinto ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Baltazar Arce's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chiquinho Quadros was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Fernando Gaúcho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lino Sergipano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Savas EC booed when Rubro Negro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oséas Breckenfeld didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bernardo Jacinto in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Chiquinho Quadros prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rubro Negro's Oséas Breckenfeld suffered a concussion in the 76th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. In the 80th minute, Baltazar Arce 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. Chiquinho Quadros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo Jacinto in the 83rd minute of the match. Baltazar Arce spun around in front of the goal 84 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Savas EC's goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Hamílton Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rubro Negro's supporters rose to their feet, but Hamílton Silva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chiquinho Quadros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Chiquinho Quadros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Jacinto, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After some careless play in the Savas EC defense, Baltazar Arce kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Chiquinho Quadros. The Savas EC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Chiquinho Quadros should have stopped the shot. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Rubro Negro had played much better football throughout.