League

Estádio Baependy
Spectators: 7220 (Terracing: 5416, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Elano Jacinto got the match started through his kick off. Fausto Mota received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Celsinho Magalhães tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, Elano Jacinto dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Zé Neiva, 1-0. 19 minutes into the game, Ibicaba's Fausto Mota nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Celsinho Magalhães made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After having played for 27 minutes, Fausto Mota managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ibicaba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fausto Mota was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Fausto Mota came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Ibicaba fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fausto Mota couldn't finish the play. In the 32ndth minute of the game Lauro Ramos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 7th Heavens's Celsinho Magalhães was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind 7th Heavens's goalkeeper Celsinho Magalhães, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Celsinho Magalhães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lauro Ramos, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fausto Mota to strike the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, Ibicaba's Fausto Mota sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Celsinho Magalhães narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 62 minutes, Narciso de Alcântara mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 7th Heavens and the Ibicaba players grew even worse after the yellow card. Narciso de Alcântara hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Narciso de Alcântara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Zé Neiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Ibicaba defense, Elano Jacinto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zé Neiva. The Ibicaba fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zé Neiva should have stopped the shot. In the 72nd minute, Narciso de Alcântara 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. If Fausto Mota had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Celsinho Magalhães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fausto Mota in the 77th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lauro Ramos got free with Celsinho Magalhães in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lauro Ramos got free with Celsinho Magalhães in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Celsinho Magalhães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fausto Mota, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 86th match minute, 7th Heavens was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Renato Sá to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th minute Fausto Mota shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celsinho Magalhães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7th Heavens's Celsinho Magalhães proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save 7th Heavens from getting a goal against them. Many of Ibicaba's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Ibicaba may have spent more time on the ball, but 7th Heavens were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.