League

Icarai
Spectators: 7212 (Terracing: 5410, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 11th minute of the game. One of Manguinhos EC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Icarai:s goal. Manguinhos EC's Váldson Ortiz got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Adelino de Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Váldson Ortiz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Váldson Ortiz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Francisco Alagoano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 39 minutes into the match, Váldson Ortiz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Francisco Alagoano. Icarai's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Váldson Ortiz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 42nd minute Adelino de Sousa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Alagoano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lúcio Urbano's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Celsinho Almeida firmly grabbed it by the left post. João Adolfo Cordeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celsinho Almeida having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Váldson Ortiz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When João Adolfo Cordeiro came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Icarai 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 João Adolfo Cordeiro couldn't finish the play. João Adolfo Cordeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Celsinho Almeida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Lúcio Urbano came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Icarai 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 Lúcio Urbano couldn't finish the play. If Adelino de Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 79thth minute of the game Váldson Ortiz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Icarai's Francisco Alagoano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lúcio Urbano in the 82nd minute of play forced Manguinhos EC's goalkeeper Celsinho Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If João Adolfo Cordeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Váldson Ortiz might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Francisco Alagoano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Váldson Ortiz ran back to his position shaking his head. Adelino de Sousa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Juan Matos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 95th minute of the match, Váldson Ortiz tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Francisco Alagoano saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Manguinhos EC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.