League

LaBombonera
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Téo Cardozo got the match started through his kick off. Válter Magalhães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 6 minutes into the game, Wiliam Prata was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DEUTSCHBR's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cosmos Futebol Clube the free kick. A collision led to DEUTSCHBR getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Wiliam Prata hit a great ball. Edvaldo Saraiva in the 7thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Silvinho Silva, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Armando Coutinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Téo Cardozo, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Edvaldo Saraiva in the 13thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Silvinho Silva, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Juninho Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvinho Silva having to interfere. 17 minutes into the game, Maurício Travassos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DEUTSCHBR's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cosmos Futebol Clube the free kick. Armando Coutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Téo Cardozo in the 26th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Cosmos Futebol Clube's Tostão Passos got a free kick in the 26th minute. Armando Coutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Válter Magalhães in the 28th minute of play. Silvinho Silva made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Edvaldo Saraiva sent off a good shot on target. If Juninho Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edvaldo Saraivas short, quick shot in the 33rdth minute got Silvinho Silva to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Válter Magalhães recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Edvaldo Saraiva blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Silvinho Silva having to make a save. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Edvaldo Saraiva in the 53rd minute of play forced DEUTSCHBR's goalkeeper Silvinho Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juninho Silva might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Silvinho Silva. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Juninho Silva ran back to his position shaking his head. If Juninho Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Armando Coutinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Téo Cardozo in the 60th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, DEUTSCHBR's Geovani Quadros got a free kick in the 65th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Edvaldo Saraiva managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cosmos Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Edvaldo Saraiva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Silvinho Silva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Téo Cardozo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Coutinho having to interfere. If Válter Magalhães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Silvinho Silva didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edvaldo Saraiva went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Rodriguinho Pinho kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Téo Cardozo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Cosmos Futebol Clube's zone, Téo Cardozo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armando Coutinho came out of the goal and Téo Cardozo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Cosmos Futebol Clube had played much better football throughout.