League

Chiba
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Frank Mendes got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Riachaozinho's goalkeeper Marcelo Arósio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pedro Luiz Matorin. If Pedro Luiz Matorin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 14 minutes into the match, Riachaozinho's Zé Carlos Perez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Noel Madureira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 15thth minute of the game Zé Carlos Perez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chiba's Noel Madureira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Riachaozinho's Marcelo Arósio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Riachaozinho from getting a goal against them. Marcelo Arósio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nilmar Bastos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Frank Mendes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Noel Madureira was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. In the 22nd minute of the match Hílton Dionísio sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Noel Madureira skillfully saved the ball. Noel Madureira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Mendes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute Zé Carlos Perez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noel Madureira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Noel Madureira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Frank Mendes's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Noel Madureira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonçalo Schmidt in the 35th minute of play. Chiba's Noel Madureira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norberto Azevedo in the 36th minute of play. Noel Madureira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Mendes in the 42nd minute of play. Chiba's Noel Madureira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Mendes in the 44th minute of play. Noel Madureira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Mendes in the 46th minute of the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pedro Luiz Matorin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 55 minutes, Jean Vidal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chiba and the Riachaozinho players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Riachaozinho booed when Chiba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean Vidal didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Hílton Dionísio from long distance, 57 minutes into the match, got Noel Madureira's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 58 minutes into the match, Chiba's goalkeeper Noel Madureira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zé Carlos Perez. An unexpected shot in the 61st minute by Zé Carlos Perez got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 62nd match minute, Chiba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Luiz Matorin to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th match minute, Chiba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Júlio Ferreira to maneuver through the defense. Noel Madureira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Mendes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Riachaozinho's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hílton Dionísio in the 81st minute. The corner led Riachaozinho's Hílton Dionísio to fire away a dangerous shot which Noel Madureira despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Noel Madureira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Mendes in the 83rd minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Zé Carlos Perez kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Noel Madureira. That made the score 0-1 in the 86 minute of play. Hílton Dionísio hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Chiba's Nilmar Bastos got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Noel Madureira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norberto Azevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Riachaozinho's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.