League

Saiqui Stadium
Spectators: 7202 (Terracing: 5403, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) After 17 minutes of play, Pureza's Eurico Ferreira made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nilmar Nunes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Almir Novaes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Reis having to interfere. Váldson Jacinto hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 23rd minute of the match, Téo Seco got a very nice opportunity to score, but Carlos Reis was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. With 24 minutes on the clock, Zé Pedro Gomes commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee gave Pureza a penalty, 26 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Osmar Arce, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Vila Valqueire United's Nilmar Nunes. 0-2. 29 minutes into the match, Vila Valqueire United's goal looked a bit too open when Geovani Moreno came free, but Nilmar Nunes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Téo Seco's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 31stth minute, Carlos Reis skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Carlos Reis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Téo Seco in the 34th minute. 37 minutes into the match, Pureza's goalkeeper Carlos Reis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Téo Seco. Adhemar Soeiro's late challenge caught a Vila Valqueire United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adhemar Soeiro helped the player get up and apologised. Adhemar Soeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 41st minute, Tiaguinho Gomes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Geovani Moreno came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Pureza 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 Geovani Moreno couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Eurico Ferreira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pureza's supporters rose to their feet, but Eurico Ferreira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nilmar Nunes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eurico Ferreira was the one to do the kick off. Nilmar Nunes was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Eurico Ferreira capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Eurico Ferreira really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. In the 60th minute Eurico Ferreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilmar Nunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edinho Pena hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 66th minute Téo Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Reis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Eurico Ferreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pureza's Geovani Moreno got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nilmar Nunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eurico Ferreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 78 minutes into the match, Eurico Ferreira notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Vila Valqueire United's Nilmar Nunes. Nilmar Nunes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pureza's Carlos Reis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Téo Seco in the 86th minute of play. Carlos Reis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Téo Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Tiaguinho Gomes came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Vila Valqueire United 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 Tiaguinho Gomes couldn't finish the play. In the 92nd minute, Téo Seco 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. After 95 played minutes Vila Valqueire United got a freekick which was hit by Horácio Barbosa. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Pureza walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.