League

MC Stadium
Spectators: 7207 (Terracing: 5407, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) AMERICA JUNIORS F.C. - MT's Luiz Guilherme Recife 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. A collision led to AMERICA JUNIORS F.C. - MT getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Luiz Guilherme Recife hit a great ball. 7 minutes into the match, Luiz Guilherme Recife had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aurelio Chaime. Monte Cristo FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luiz Guilherme Recife was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The supporters of Monte Cristo FC booed when AMERICA JUNIORS F.C. - MT was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silas Alves didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thomás Tavares in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Basílio Valadares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in Monte Cristo FC's zone, Luiz Guilherme Recife stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aurelio Chaime came out of the goal and Luiz Guilherme Recife tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Basílio Valadares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thomás Tavares in the 18th minute of play. The supporters of AMERICA JUNIORS F.C. - MT booed when Monte Cristo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fernão Tróia didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Monte Cristo FC's zone, Samuel Miranda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aurelio Chaime came out of the goal and Samuel Miranda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 32 minutes, Silas Alves mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AMERICA JUNIORS F.C. - MT and the Monte Cristo FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Luiz Guilherme Recife received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Aurelio Chaime tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 47th minute Erivaldo Tavares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Chaime saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Basílio Valadares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thomás Tavares in the 57th minute of the match. When Monte Cristo FC's Thomás Tavares in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AMERICA JUNIORS F.C. - MT's goalie prevented a goal. Andrei Cernea scored 1-1 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Basílio Valadares, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 75 minutes into the game, Thomás Tavares cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Basílio Valadares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Aurelio Chaime took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Guilherme Recife, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Monte Cristo FC's Aurelio Chaime played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Guilherme Recife in the 82nd minute of play. In the 85th minute, Andrei Cernea left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Monte Cristo FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Aurelio Chaime showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Guilherme Recife, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. With a little luck, Monte Cristo FC's Aurelio Chaime got control of the ball when Erivaldo Tavares tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Erivaldo Tavares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.