League

Estádio Cuxaichang
Spectators: 7154 (Terracing: 5437, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 50) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Murillo de Barros started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, AKIDAWANUS's César Moreno got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 8th minute, Murillo de Barros 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. Víktor Jacinto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Mello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Noel Cardozo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Marcelo Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in AKIDAWANUS fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 24th minute. Penalty! In the 26th minute there was a penalty for Caratacá E.C. Abel Aparecido stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Víktor Jacinto. 0-2. João Vítor Azevedo charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed João Vítor Azevedo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. João Vítor Azevedo hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. After having played for 30 minutes, Murillo de Barros managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Caratacá E.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Murillo de Barros was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, AKIDAWANUS's João Vítor Azevedo got a free kick in the 38th minute. Víktor Jacinto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Murillo de Barros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell César Moreno to make the kick off. 57 minutes into the match, AKIDAWANUS's goal looked a bit too open when Murillo de Barros came free, but Víktor Jacinto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Murillo de Barros in the 60th minute of play forced AKIDAWANUS's goalkeeper Víktor Jacinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute, Murillo de Barros left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Caratacá E.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Víktor Jacinto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ricardo Mello in the 66th minute. The AKIDAWANUS fans' excitement grew in the 68th match minute when AKIDAWANUS's Ademar Soeiro looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Murillo de Barros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Víktor Jacinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ricardo Mello fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Víktor Jacinto having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers César Moreno in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcelo Branco saved Caratacá E.C from getting behind. In the 94th minute, Murillo de Barros 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. AKIDAWANUS's Víktor Jacinto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save AKIDAWANUS from getting a goal against them.