League

Estádio Potreiro
Spectators: 7058 (Terracing: 5402, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 0) Ricardinho Santana made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, Gifters Predations's Nicolas Nogueira got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 11th minute Ricardinho Santana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luizinho Pontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luizinho Pontes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardinho Santana in the 14th minute of play. Ricardinho Santana blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luizinho Pontes having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Fluminense's Cristiano Barreto got a free kick in the 21st minute. In the 22nd minute of the match Amílton Koehler shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luizinho Pontes showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardinho Santana in the 23rd minute of play forced Fluminense's goalkeeper Luizinho Pontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aílton Couto in the 26th minute of play forced Gifters Predations's goalkeeper Spencer Hopson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ricardinho Santana came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Gifters Predations 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 Ricardinho Santana couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Fluminense booed when Gifters Predations was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolas Nogueira didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Gifters Predations's Amílton Koehler got a free kick in the 36th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aníbal Saldanha made a kick off. Spencer Hopson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aníbal Saldanha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 56 minutes into the match, Ricardinho Santana had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luizinho Pontes. Fluminense's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ricardinho Santana was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Fluminense's Luizinho Pontes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Fluminense from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Fluminense's Aníbal Saldanha got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Gilvan Queiroz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Luizinho Pontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 72 minutes into the match, Ricardinho Santana dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Luizinho Pontes, 0-2. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fluminense's goalkeeper Luizinho Pontes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Aníbal Saldanha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fluminense's supporters rose to their feet, but Aníbal Saldanha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Spencer Hopson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Spencer Hopson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Mattos, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The supporters of Fluminense booed when Gifters Predations was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amílton Koehler didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Gifters Predations players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.