League

Estádio Jacunda
Spectators: 6662 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 0) Transvaal's Renatinho Domingues started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 8th match minute, Transvaal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sandrinho Schmidt to maneuver through the defense. After 15 played minutes Jacunda got a freekick which was hit by Ramiro de Mendonça. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Renatinho Domingues managed to get in a good position for a shot. Transvaal's supporters rose to their feet, but Renatinho Domingues was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diguinho Terra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gino Gerber in the 19th minute of play forced Transvaal's goalkeeper Alex de Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 21 minutes of play, Transvaal's Guga Maciel made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Diguinho Terra was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 27 minutes, João Francisco Catarinense mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jacunda and the Transvaal players grew even worse after the yellow card. João Francisco Catarinense hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. An unexpected shot in the 30th minute by Luís Fabiano Munhoz got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Jacunda's Diguinho Terra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guga Maciel in the 32nd minute of play. Diguinho Terra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Renatinho Domingues, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Gino Gerber sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Guga Maciel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

If Luís Fabiano Munhoz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 55thth minute of the game Gino Gerber who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Transvaal's Alex de Souza was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alex de Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Fabiano Munhoz in the 61st minute of the match. Transvaal's Alex de Souza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Fabiano Munhoz in the 62nd minute of play. After having played for 66 minutes, Gino Gerber managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Jacunda's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gino Gerber was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luís Fabiano Munhoz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Alex de Souza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Jacunda's Diguinho Terra got control of the ball when Guga Maciel tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 75 minutes, Luís Fabiano Munhoz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Jacunda's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Fabiano Munhoz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 79 minutes into the game, Jacunda's Luís Fabiano Munhoz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alex de Souza made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Diguinho Terra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Renatinho Domingues in the 85th minute of the match. Renatinho Domingues's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Diguinho Terra read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. If Renatinho Domingues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Transvaal players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Jacunda from taking control. The game ends in a draw.