League

Estádio Ibatiba
Spectators: 6666 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 0) Mandalorianos's Juan de Queirós started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the match, Ibatiba's goal looked a bit too open when Paulão Galvão came free, but Kléberson Alves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Ibatiba booed when Mandalorianos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eusébio Queirós didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 11 minutes, João Vítor Dionísio successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The supporters of Ibatiba booed when Mandalorianos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastião Jacinto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Osmar Neves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Vítor Dionísio having to interfere. If Paulão Galvão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Osmar Neves scored 1-0 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of João Vítor Dionísio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. João Vítor Dionísio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Osmar Neves in the 33rd minute. In the 40th minute of the match Mandalorianos got a corner. Ibatiba's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Juan de Queirós ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 44thth minute of the game Juan de Queirós who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ibatiba's Kléberson Alves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Juan de Queirós fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kléberson Alves having to interfere. If Osmar Neves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vinícius Varela was the one to do the kick off. João Vítor Dionísio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osmar Neves in the 52nd minute of the match. Paulão Galvão's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 54thth minute, Kléberson Alves skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 73 minutes into the match, Paulão Galvão had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kléberson Alves. Ibatiba's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paulão Galvão was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After having played for 77 minutes, Paulão Galvão managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mandalorianos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulão Galvão was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 84th minute Vinícius Varela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Vítor Dionísio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ibatiba's goalkeeper Kléberson Alves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match was over Mandalorianos could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Ibatiba throughout the match.