League

Canastra
Spectators: 7201 (Terracing: 5402, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Frederico Carneiro kicked off to start the match. Betão Sá showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamim Dracena in the 4th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Egídio Vander in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Betão Sá prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Egídio Vander in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Betão Sá prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Benjamim Dracena managed to get in a good position for a shot. Maranhão Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Benjamim Dracena was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Betão Sá breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Maurício Netto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ivo Berger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frederico Carneiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Maranhão Futebol Clube's Ivo Berger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frederico Carneiro in the 28th minute of play. Egídio Vander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. S.C.Canastra Paulista's Betão Sá played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamim Dracena in the 36th minute of play. Maranhão Futebol Clube's Egídio Vander got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 41 minutes, Benjamim Dracena managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Maranhão Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benjamim Dracena was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, S.C.Canastra Paulista's Valdomiro Romero got a free kick in the 42nd minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Egídio Vander was the one to do the kick off. Ivo Berger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maurício Netto in the 54th minute of play. In the 59thth minute of the game Maurício Netto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Maranhão Futebol Clube's Ivo Berger was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Egídio Vander received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Betão Sá came out and tried to block the shot, but Egídio Vander slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 71st minute. Ivo Berger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frederico Carneiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frederico Carneiro in the 77th minute of play forced Maranhão Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Ivo Berger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luiz de Amaral hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Frederico Carneiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. S.C.Canastra Paulista's supporters rose to their feet, but Frederico Carneiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivo Berger breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 83rd minute, Egídio Vander reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Betão Sá. The goal made the score 0-2. Hélio Rosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Ivo Berger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ivo Berger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maurício Netto in the 89th minute of play. Maranhão Futebol Clube's Ivo Berger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maurício Netto in the 90th minute of play. Ivo Berger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maurício Netto in the 95th minute of the match.