League

Arena Andradas
Spectators: 7198 (Terracing: 5400, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) Maquine SC's Leonardo Esteves 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Pedro Prado got free with Michel Leme in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Leonardo Esteves put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Fellipe Terra. In the 14th minute of the match, Magno Soeiro tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Michel Leme saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 19 played minutes Andradas United got a freekick which was hit by Erik dos Santos. If Álvaro Carioca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ronaldão do Valle could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Michel Leme made a huge save. Fellipe Terra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonardo Esteves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Michel Leme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldão do Valle in the 43rd minute of play. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Álvaro Carioca to make the kick off. Leonardo Esteves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fellipe Terra having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Artur Arce during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Maquine SC's Artur Arce got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 67thth minute of the game Leonardo Esteves who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Andradas United's Fellipe Terra was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 68th minute, Leonardo Esteves got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Maquine SC's Gilvan das Neves got a free kick in the 70th minute. 74 minutes into the match, Maquine SC's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldão do Valle came free, but Michel Leme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Erik dos Santos's late challenge caught a Maquine SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Erik dos Santos helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Andradas United getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Erik dos Santos hit a great ball. Cléberson Furlan charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cléberson Furlan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cléberson Furlan hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Leonardo Esteves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gernando Baptista in the 94th minute of play forced Andradas United's goalkeeper Fellipe Terra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Maquine SC getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Renato Machado hit a great ball. Maquine SC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.