League

C o u v e - F l o r
Spectators: 7283 (Terracing: 5464, Seating: 1675, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hélio Neto took the kick off in the first half of the match. Hélio Neto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeferson Cardozo in the 6th minute of play forced Couve Flor FC's goalkeeper André Luís Lara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. André Luís Lara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélio Neto in the 7th minute of play. Couve Flor FC's André Luís Lara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hélio Neto in the 9th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, Hélio Neto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of André Luís Lara. Couve Flor FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hélio Neto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélio Neto in the 15th minute of play forced Couve Flor FC's goalkeeper André Luís Lara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute, Orlando Dias 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. Jacare's attentive Noel Sabóia managed to snatch the ball when João Paulo Sousa made a throw-in in the 19th minute of the game. Valdo Neto charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valdo Neto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Couve Flor FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 19th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Jacare a penalty, 21 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Orlando Dias, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Couve Flor FC's André Luís Lara. 0-2. 24 minutes into the match, Jacare's Hélio Neto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that André Luís Lara narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 26 played minutes Couve Flor FC got a freekick which was hit by Jeremias Saraiva. The supporters of Jacare booed when Couve Flor FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ismael Donato didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rd minute, Marcos Souza 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. After a defensive mix-up in Couve Flor FC's zone, Hélio Neto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. André Luís Lara came out of the goal and Hélio Neto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Jeferson Cardozo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jacare's supporters rose to their feet, but Jeferson Cardozo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. André Luís Lara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 38 minutes into the game, Hélio Neto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. André Luís Lara was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Noel Sabóia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Luís Lara having to interfere. Jeferson Cardozo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Luís Lara having to interfere. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ismael Donato to strike the kick off in the second half. Hélio Neto received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. André Luís Lara came out and tried to block the shot, but Hélio Neto slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 55th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel Veloso in the 62nd minute of play forced Couve Flor FC's goalkeeper André Luís Lara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Jeferson Cardozo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jacare's supporters rose to their feet, but Jeferson Cardozo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. André Luís Lara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Hélio Neto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jacare's supporters rose to their feet, but Hélio Neto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. André Luís Lara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marcel Veloso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. André Luís Lara made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Marcel Veloso sent off a good shot on target. André Luís Lara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hélio Neto, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. When Jeferson Cardozo came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Jacare 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 Jeferson Cardozo couldn't finish the play. Jeferson Cardozo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 80 minutes into the match, Jeferson Cardozo notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of Couve Flor FC's André Luís Lara. André Luís Lara was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Couve Flor FC's zone, Jeferson Cardozo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. André Luís Lara came out of the goal and Jeferson Cardozo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Couve Flor FC's zone, Marcos Souza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. André Luís Lara came out of the goal and Marcos Souza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 97 minutes into the match, Couve Flor FC's goalkeeper André Luís Lara had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcel Veloso. If Alfredo Botelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Couve Flor FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Jacare were clearly better and deserved to take the win.