League

Araguar
Spectators: 6678 (Terracing: 5478, Seating: 1150, VIP seats: 50) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rodrigo Fernandez took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rômulo Prado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ademir Madureira in the 4th minute. Rômulo Prado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saul Paio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th play minute Geraldo Dantas came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Rômulo Prado. 1-0. Geraldo Dantas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rômulo Prado having to interfere. Gavioes Guarulhos E.C.'s Rômulo Prado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saul Paio in the 15th minute of play. Rômulo Prado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saul Paio in the 19th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Geraldo Dantas in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rômulo Prado prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Gavioes Guarulhos E.C.'s Rômulo Prado got control of the ball when Adolfo Ramalho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gavioes Guarulhos E.C.'s Rômulo Prado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Gavioes Guarulhos E.C. from getting a goal against them. After 24 minutes, Iuri Arce mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gavioes Guarulhos E.C. and the Galatasaray players grew even worse after the yellow card. Iuri Arce kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. In the 26th match minute, Gavioes Guarulhos E.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jailson Matorin to maneuver through the defense. Geraldo Dantas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th minute of the game, João Paulo Paulista landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. Jailson Matorin's late challenge caught a Galatasaray's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jailson Matorin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 30th minute, Jailson Matorin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Saul Paio received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rômulo Prado came out and tried to block the shot, but Saul Paio slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 32nd minute. Ademir Madureira's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Rômulo Prado firmly grabbed it by the left post. If Pedrão Penha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 41 minutes, Rodrigo Fernandez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gavioes Guarulhos E.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Rodrigo Fernandez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gláuber Martins in the 43rd minute of play forced Galatasaray's goalkeeper Adrianinho Urbano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th match minute, Galatasaray was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armindo da Cunha to maneuver through the defense. 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 wind increased when Geraldo Dantas made the kick off in the second half. Clóvis Rocha kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Rômulo Prado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geraldo Dantas in the 54th minute of play. 55 minutes into the game, Galatasaray's Saul Paio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rômulo Prado made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saul Paio in the 59th minute of play forced Gavioes Guarulhos E.C.'s goalkeeper Rômulo Prado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geraldo Dantas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rômulo Prado having to make a save. Rômulo Prado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saul Paio in the 68th minute of the match. Rômulo Prado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ademir Madureira in the 75th minute of play. Rômulo Prado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saul Paio, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. When Alexsandro Cardoso came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Galatasaray 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 Alexsandro Cardoso couldn't finish the play. In the 84thth minute of the game Geraldo Dantas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gavioes Guarulhos E.C.'s Rômulo Prado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rômulo Prado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saul Paio, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 89th minute, Ademir Madureira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Galatasaray fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Geraldo Dantas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.