League

Maracanã
Spectators: 5743 (Terracing: 4500, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Haroldo Lira kicked off to start the match. acg Athletic futebol club's Simão Azevedo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save acg Athletic futebol club from getting a goal against them. Fiori de Carvalho hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Jacinto de Almeida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pratas da Casa FC's Luís Gustavo Pereira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christiano Braga in the 20th minute of play. After 27 played minutes acg Athletic futebol club got a freekick which was hit by Paulo José Bertassi. The audience was convinced that Haroldo Lira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Simão Azevedo was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. If Haroldo Lira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Paulo Faria during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Pratas da Casa FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Paulo Faria hit a great ball. Christiano Braga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Gustavo Pereira having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haroldo Lira in the 42nd minute of play forced acg Athletic futebol club's goalkeeper Simão Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Haroldo Lira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simão Azevedo having to interfere. 48 minutes into the game, Christiano Braga cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Luís Gustavo Pereira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 54th match minute, Pratas da Casa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anderson Vianna to maneuver through the defense. In the 57th minute Christiano Braga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Gustavo Pereira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 68 minutes into the game, Pratas da Casa FC's Jonas Chaves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Simão Azevedo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. If Jonas Chaves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of acg Athletic futebol club booed when Pratas da Casa FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Haroldo Lira didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 80 minutes, Haroldo Lira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pratas da Casa FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Haroldo Lira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 85 minutes, João Carlos de Lara mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the acg Athletic futebol club and the Pratas da Casa FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. João Carlos de Lara hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Jonas Chaves took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Simão Azevedo. Simão Azevedo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Jonas Chaves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 101st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simão Azevedo having to interfere. acg Athletic futebol club's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.