League

Estádio Macava
Spectators: 7109 (Terracing: 5426, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 20) Macava AD's Christiano Seco 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. 3 minutes into the match, Hamburgo's goal looked a bit too open when Christiano Seco came free, but Dedê Ramos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christiano Seco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dedê Ramos having to interfere. Dedê Ramos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Christiano Seco showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 7 minute of play. Artur Félix received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Dedê Ramos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 11 played minutes Hamburgo got a freekick which was hit by Guto Félix. Francisco Azevedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. André Luiz Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Hamburgo's zone, Artur Félix stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dedê Ramos came out of the goal and Artur Félix tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. André Luiz Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David da Fonseca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute, Guto Félix hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 32 minutes into the match, Macava AD's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Azevedo came free, but André Luiz Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd match minute, Macava AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ciro Reis to maneuver through the defense. After 34 played minutes, Hamburgo's Roberto de Castro shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper André Luiz Cruz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Hamburgo reached it. The audience was convinced that David da Fonseca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but André Luiz Cruz was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. 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.

When Macava AD's Christiano Seco in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hamburgo's goalie prevented a goal. Dedê Ramos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artur Félix, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by David da Fonseca in the 61st minute of play forced Macava AD's goalkeeper André Luiz Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Francisco Azevedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. David da Fonseca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francisco Azevedo got free with André Luiz Cruz in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 71st minute, Yan Mazza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 72 minutes into the match, Macava AD's Christiano Seco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dedê Ramos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Macava AD were furious when Pedrinho Machado was red carded, 74 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 73 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Macava AD! When the match had been going on for 76 minutes, Hamburgo's Donato Pinheiro got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of André Luiz Cruz. 81 minutes into the match, Artur Félix notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Hamburgo's Dedê Ramos. Dedê Ramos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Hamburgo's zone, Artur Félix stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dedê Ramos came out of the goal and Artur Félix tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Francisco Azevedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. David da Fonseca scored 2-2 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of André Luiz Cruz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.