League

Estádio Butecão
Spectators: 7227 (Terracing: 5422, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) Narciso Abreu made the kick off and thus started the match. Franklin Pires showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matheus Cruz in the 5th minute of the match. Luizinho Marquez's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Pedrinho Tande firmly grabbed it by the left post. 8 minutes into the match, CR Cachaça da Gama's goal looked a bit too open when Kléberson Saraiva came free, but Franklin Pires reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kléberson Saraiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 13 minutes into the match, CR Cachaça da Gama's goal looked a bit too open when Willian Berger came free, but Franklin Pires reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, Kléberson Saraiva had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Franklin Pires. CR Cachaça da Gama's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kléberson Saraiva was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Tony Abraão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Franklin Pires tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Willian Berger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franklin Pires having to interfere. Franklin Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matheus Cruz in the 28th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Kléberson Saraiva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franklin Pires was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. After 30 played minutes CR Cachaça da Gama got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Zonta. 38 minutes into the match, Matheus Cruz notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of CR Cachaça da Gama's Franklin Pires. Franklin Pires was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Matheus Cruz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franklin Pires was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. In the 45thth minute of the game Kléberson Saraiva who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CR Cachaça da Gama's Franklin Pires was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 46 minutes of play, Periquito FC's Matheus Cruz made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Franklin Pires was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kléberson Saraiva made a kick off. Kléberson Saraiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Franklin Pires tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Matheus Cruz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franklin Pires having to interfere. Cleiton Rezende fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franklin Pires having to interfere. After 68 minutes of play, CR Cachaça da Gama's Narciso Abreu made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedrinho Tande was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 75th minute, Kléberson Saraiva left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Periquito FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. Periquito FC's Pedrinho Tande played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narciso Abreu in the 78th minute of play. When Narciso Abreu came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the CR Cachaça da Gama 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 Narciso Abreu couldn't finish the play. When Kléberson Saraiva came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Periquito FC 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 Kléberson Saraiva couldn't finish the play. In the 90th minute, Periquito FC's Willian Berger seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Willian Berger the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Periquito FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Willian Berger had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 89th minute of the game. One of Periquito FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of CR Cachaça da Gama:s goal. In the 92nd minute there was a penalty for CR Cachaça da Gama. Paulo José Siqueira stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Pedrinho Tande. 3-4. Pedrinho Tande took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Zonta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedrinho Tande showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luizinho Marquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Narciso Abreu took the ball and in the 97 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedrinho Tande. Pedrinho Tande dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-4. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Periquito FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.