League

Florence Stadium
Spectators: 7270 (Terracing: 5454, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 144) Florence FC's Gláuber Negri 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. Sidnei Santana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Perivaldo Pereira having to interfere. Gláuber Negri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Perivaldo Pereira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gláuber Negri in the 8th minute of play. Sidnei Santana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Perivaldo Pereira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 15 played minutes Vista Verde got a freekick which was hit by Walmyr da Silva. 17 minutes into the match, Vista Verde's goalkeeper Perivaldo Pereira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sidnei Santana. A collision led to Florence FC getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Paulo Renato Hermes hit a great ball. Florence FC's Sílvio Luís Paraíba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlando Toscano in the 27th minute of play. Sidnei Santana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 31 minutes into the match, Frédson Arruda had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sílvio Luís Paraíba. Florence FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Frédson Arruda was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 34th minute, Gugu Guedes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sidnei Santana got free with Perivaldo Pereira in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sidnei Santana got free with Perivaldo Pereira in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Orlando Toscano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gláuber Negri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Gláuber Negri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gláuber Negri in the 57th minute of play forced Vista Verde's goalkeeper Perivaldo Pereira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sidnei Santana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Perivaldo Pereira having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 65th minute by Frédson Arruda got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Michel Schmidt hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Perivaldo Pereira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gláuber Negri, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Filipe Vidal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sílvio Luís Paraíba having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Vista Verde's zone, Gláuber Negri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Perivaldo Pereira came out of the goal and Gláuber Negri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sidnei Santana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Perivaldo Pereira having to interfere. In the 95th minute Sidnei Santana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Perivaldo Pereira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Florence FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Vista Verde's performance. The match ended with a win for Vista Verde.