League

Estádio Simao
Spectators: 7198 (Terracing: 5400, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Roberto Madureira took the kick off in the first half of the match. Edu de Salles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Roberto Madureira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edu de Salles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Guilherme Godoi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luís Linhares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Elano Cabral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elano Cabral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Linhares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. S.E. Barbudovski's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Roberto Madureira 30 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Roberto Madureira in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Guilherme Godoi saved S.E. Barbudovski from getting behind. Edu de Salles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guilherme Godoi having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Luís Linhares managed to get in a good position for a shot. S.E. Barbudovski's supporters rose to their feet, but Luís Linhares was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elano Cabral breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Roberto Madureira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Válbson Trancoso to make the kick off. Luís Linhares's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 56thth minute, Elano Cabral skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 59 played minutes S.E. Barbudovski got a freekick which was hit by Tadeu Sabóia. In the 62nd minute, Edu de Salles left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Joker fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Edu de Salles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guilherme Godoi having to interfere. Alexandre de Barros walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. In the 73rd minute of the match, Válbson Trancoso tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Elano Cabral saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a defensive mix-up in S.E. Barbudovski's zone, Edu de Salles stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Guilherme Godoi came out of the goal and Edu de Salles tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Joker's Elano Cabral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Válbson Trancoso in the 92nd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Válbson Trancoso kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Elano Cabral. That made the score 2-1 in the 98 minute of play. The Joker's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.