League

Companhia
Spectators: 7225 (Terracing: 5420, Seating: 1662, 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. 3 minutes into the match, AMERICA JUNIORS F.C. - MT's goalkeeper Basílio Valadares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aírton Arantes. Dalmo Marques received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Basílio Valadares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erivaldo Tavares in the 12th minute of play forced Companhia's goalkeeper Josué Jacinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute Hílton Melo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Basílio Valadares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th minute, Hílton Melo 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cacá Luz got free with Basílio Valadares in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 26th minute, Luiz Guilherme Recife made a precise shot to the right of Josué Jacinto. Companhia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Hílton Melo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Basílio Valadares having to interfere. If Cacá Luz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cacá Luz in the 36thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Basílio Valadares, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Basílio Valadares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hílton Melo in the 38th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erivaldo Tavares in the 40th minute of play forced Companhia's goalkeeper Josué Jacinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Basílio Valadares didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 44th minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hílton Melo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Basílio Valadares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hílton Melo in the 52nd minute of play. After 61 played minutes Companhia got a freekick which was hit by Cacá Luz. Cacá Luz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Basílio Valadares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cacá Luz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by André Loureiro during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, AMERICA JUNIORS F.C. - MT's André Loureiro got a free kick in the 73rd minute. 74 minutes into the game, Companhia's Hílton Melo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Basílio Valadares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Josué Jacinto was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Luiz Guilherme Recife showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 79 minute of play. After 82 minutes, Aírton Arantes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Companhia and the AMERICA JUNIORS F.C. - MT players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Companhia's Aírton Arantes got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Erivaldo Tavares spun around in front of the goal 83 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Companhia's goal. Basílio Valadares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cacá Luz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Companhia's Josué Jacinto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Companhia from getting a goal against them. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.