League

Taperua
Spectators: 7198 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 110) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hortêncio Vides took the kick off in the first half of the match. With an all-out effort, Vila da Penha EC's Benedito Abraão threw himself towards the right post 5 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Hortêncio Vides, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Msantos FC's Benedito Abraão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hortêncio Vides in the 7th minute of play. Msantos FC's Benedito Abraão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hortêncio Vides in the 12th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Hortêncio Vides's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benedito Abraão was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. In the 20thth minute of the game Norberto Matos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vila da Penha EC's Sílvio Luís Souto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Msantos FC's Benedito Abraão got control of the ball when Aílton Fantini tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vila da Penha EC's Sílvio Luís Souto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norberto Matos in the 29th minute of play. Emerson Nunes kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Norberto Matos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Sílvio Luís Souto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emerson Nunes charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emerson Nunes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Msantos FC booed when Vila da Penha EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emerson Nunes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hortêncio Vides sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aílton Fantini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Benedito Abraão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When Hortêncio Vides came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Vila da Penha EC 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 Hortêncio Vides couldn't finish the play. In the 59th minute, Rodrigo Veloso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benedito Abraão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hortêncio Vides in the 69th minute of the match. When Aílton Fantini fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vila da Penha EC's protests and gave Aílton Fantini a yellow card for diving instead. Aílton Fantini hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Dráuzio Monteiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Sílvio Luís Souto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 86 minutes into the game, Norberto Matos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Sílvio Luís Souto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Norberto Matos scored 0-2 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sílvio Luís Souto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.