League

Papary Arena
Spectators: 7192 (Terracing: 5428, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zé Augusto Ferraz started the match with the kick off. Noel Furtado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Augusto Ferraz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Túlio Leão hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute of the match Fabrício Galvão shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Noel Furtado showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of Papary EC booed when Atlético Baiano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Flávio Novaes didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético Baiano's zone, Zé Augusto Ferraz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Noel Furtado came out of the goal and Zé Augusto Ferraz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Noel Furtado was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Zé Augusto Ferraz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 11 minute of play. Zé Augusto Ferraz charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zé Augusto Ferraz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 20 played minutes Papary EC got a freekick which was hit by Doriva Simões. João Paulo Peres received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Jorge Zonta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th minute Zé Augusto Ferraz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noel Furtado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute of the match, Baltazar de Almeida tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Noel Furtado saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a little luck, Atlético Baiano's Noel Furtado got control of the ball when Silas Medeiros tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Atlético Baiano's Cacá Monteiro got a free kick in the 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Augusto Ferraz in the 37th minute of play forced Atlético Baiano's goalkeeper Noel Furtado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silas Medeiros's late challenge caught a Atlético Baiano's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Silas Medeiros helped the player get up and apologised. Silas Medeiros kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. João Paulo Peres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Zonta having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ivo Trancoso to make the kick off. Ivo Trancoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Jorge Zonta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ivo Trancoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Jorge Zonta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 62 played minutes Papary EC got a freekick which was hit by Doriva Simões. Ivo Trancoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Zonta having to interfere. After 64 played minutes Papary EC got a freekick which was hit by Telmo Mazza. Zé Augusto Ferraz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noel Furtado having to interfere. Atlético Baiano's Noel Furtado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amadeu Rossi in the 74th minute of play. Amadeu Rossi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noel Furtado having to interfere. Flávio Novaes kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Zé Augusto Ferraz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Noel Furtado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Noel Furtado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Augusto Ferraz, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After 93 played minutes, Papary EC's Fabrício Galvão shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Noel Furtado came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Papary EC reached it.