League

Colosso da Lagoa
Spectators: 7101 (Terracing: 5397, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 50) Estudiantes da Serra's Ismael Hermes 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. Valdo Freire's late challenge caught a Estudiantes da Serra's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valdo Freire helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Angicos SC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Valdo Freire hit a great ball. If Afonsinho Albuquerque had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ismael Hermes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eduardo Toledo having to interfere. Angelo Pimenta didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Oswaldo Gonçalves went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 13th minute of the match David Sanches sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Angelo Pimenta skillfully saved the ball. Guto Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 17 minutes, Oswaldo Gonçalves mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Angicos SC and the Estudiantes da Serra players grew even worse after the yellow card. Eduardo Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ismael Hermes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 25 minutes, Oswaldo Gonçalves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Angicos SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oswaldo Gonçalves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Adilson Teles took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 29th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Angelo Pimenta. Estudiantes da Serra's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Oswaldo Gonçalves blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Angelo Pimenta having to make a save. Angelo Pimenta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oswaldo Gonçalves in the 36th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amauri Quirino during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 37 played minutes Estudiantes da Serra got a freekick which was hit by Amauri Quirino. Guto Garcia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Angelo Pimenta having to interfere. Guto Garcia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Angelo Pimenta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Oswaldo Gonçalves to make the kick off. Eduardo Toledo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ismael Hermes's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. Ismael Hermes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eduardo Toledo having to interfere. In the 69th minute, Ismael Hermes 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. Guto Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Afonsinho Albuquerque's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eduardo Toledo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. Ismael Hermes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eduardo Toledo having to interfere. Ismael Hermes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eduardo Toledo having to interfere. Afonsinho Albuquerque 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. The supporters of Estudiantes da Serra booed when Angicos SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdo Freire didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 93 minutes Angicos SC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Carlos Alberto Sousa who took care of the corner kick. Estudiantes da Serra's Carlos Alberto Sousa was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Eduardo Toledo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 96 minutes into the match, Angicos SC's goal looked a bit too open when Afonsinho Albuquerque came free, but Eduardo Toledo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.