League

Coribe
Spectators: 7253 (Terracing: 5441, Seating: 1668, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Anselmo Maia got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Anselmo Maia made a precise shot to the right of Zé Pedro de Castro. SrMadrugaContador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. With a little luck, Limoeiro Do Norte's Andrézinho Mendonça got control of the ball when Ricardo Velasco tried to sneak it across the goal line. Andrézinho Mendonça was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ricardo Velasco showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 17 minute of play. Ricardo Velasco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Andrézinho Mendonça tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 32 played minutes Limoeiro Do Norte got a freekick which was hit by Rafa Tinoco. 41 minutes into the match, SrMadrugaContador's goal looked a bit too open when Anselmo Maia came free, but Zé Pedro de Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Régis Cosme was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 42 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Limoeiro Do Norte fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 42nd minute. Penalty! The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Didi Sergipano to make the kick off. 60 minutes into the match, Limoeiro Do Norte's goal looked a bit too open when Didi Sergipano came free, but Andrézinho Mendonça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Velasco in the 61st minute of play forced Limoeiro Do Norte's goalkeeper Andrézinho Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Perivaldo Barreto hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Didi Sergipano in the 68th minute of play forced Limoeiro Do Norte's goalkeeper Andrézinho Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 72 minutes, Osvaldo Antunes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Limoeiro Do Norte and the SrMadrugaContador players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee gave SrMadrugaContador a penalty, 73 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Tales Lima, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Limoeiro Do Norte's Andrézinho Mendonça. 5-1. Andrézinho Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Didi Sergipano in the 76th minute of the match. Andrézinho Mendonça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Didi Sergipano in the 78th minute of play. Andrézinho Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Didi Sergipano in the 84th minute of the match. In the 89th match minute, Limoeiro Do Norte was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Deivid Veiga to maneuver through the defense. Didi Sergipano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zé Pedro de Castro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luisão Velasco in the 96th minute of the match. Ricardo Velasco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 100th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Limoeiro Do Norte's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.