League

Estádio Assungui
Spectators: 6649 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1649, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Agnaldo Melo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Maicon Jacinto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hortêncio Cordeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hortêncio Cordeiro in the 5th minute of play forced Assungui EC's goalkeeper Maicon Jacinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Dráusio Almeida fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Assungui EC's protests and gave Dráusio Almeida a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Assungui EC's Dráusio Almeida got a free kick in the 6th minute. Eduardo Gaspar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sílvio Sabóia having to interfere. Márcio de Castro 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. After 22 played minutes Goulart got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Fabiano da Fonseca. Maicon Jacinto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hortêncio Cordeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute, Cristiano de Alcântara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 27th minute Hortêncio Cordeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maicon Jacinto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Agnaldo Melo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Assungui EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Agnaldo Melo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sílvio Sabóia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 32 minutes into the game, Agnaldo Melo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Sílvio Sabóia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Kaká Brodel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Agnaldo Melo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hortêncio Cordeiro was the one to do the kick off. Sílvio Sabóia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristiano de Alcântara, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Sílvio Sabóia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Márcio de Castro in the 54th minute of the match. Luiz Fabiano da Fonseca's late challenge caught a Assungui EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luiz Fabiano da Fonseca helped the player get up and apologised. After 62 played minutes Goulart got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Fabiano da Fonseca. If Márcio de Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kaká Brodel got free with Maicon Jacinto in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hortêncio Cordeiro in the 73rd minute of play forced Assungui EC's goalkeeper Maicon Jacinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hortêncio Cordeiro in the 76th minute of play forced Assungui EC's goalkeeper Maicon Jacinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute of the match Doni Souza shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sílvio Sabóia showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agnaldo Melo in the 83rd minute of play forced Goulart's goalkeeper Sílvio Sabóia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kaká Brodel struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Maicon Jacinto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Goulart. Doni Souza charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Doni Souza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 88 minutes into the game, one of Assungui EC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Maicon Jacinto, was totally fooled by Goulart's Vitinho de Queirós, who 91 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Hortêncio Duarte hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. The Goulart players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Assungui EC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.