League

Descanco
Spectators: 7275 (Terracing: 5485, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 140) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Douglas Ramos started the match with the kick off. Roger de Mendonça's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dimitris Kasdovassilis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Sydney Tavares came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by AD Girl Power's Douglas Ramos. But to his dismay, Douglas Ramos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Descanco's zone, Douglas Ramos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sydney Tavares came out of the goal and Douglas Ramos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Beto Soares made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 9thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Dimitris Kasdovassilis would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. 11 minutes into the match, Douglas Ramos notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Descanco's Sydney Tavares. Sydney Tavares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 16th minute, Douglas Ramos 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. 29 minutes into the match, AD Girl Power's goalkeeper Dimitris Kasdovassilis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Beto Soares. Dimitris Kasdovassilis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roger de Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Douglas Ramos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sydney Tavares was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Luiz Fernando Pontes managed to get in a good position for a shot. AD Girl Power's supporters rose to their feet, but Luiz Fernando Pontes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sydney Tavares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Roger de Mendonça had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 44 minutes, Elias Tepedino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AD Girl Power and the Descanco players grew even worse after the yellow card. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Roger de Mendonça was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Douglas Ramos in the 52nd minute of play forced Descanco's goalkeeper Sydney Tavares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Douglas Ramos might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sydney Tavares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Douglas Ramos ran back to his position shaking his head. The crowd rose to their feet as AD Girl Power's Luís Fernando Medeiros slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Sydney Tavares. That made the score 0-3 after 55 minutes of play. AD Girl Power's Douglas Ramos was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 59th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Douglas Ramos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sydney Tavares having to make a save. Sydney Tavares was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Douglas Ramos showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 66 minute of play. Dimitris Kasdovassilis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beto Soares in the 70th minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, Descanco's goalkeeper Sydney Tavares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Douglas Ramos. Descanco's defense didn't have a chance, in the 74th minute, when Douglas Ramos scored to the left of an out of position Sydney Tavares, making the score, 0-6. Descanco's Roger de Mendonça got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sydney Tavares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Douglas Ramos in the 86th minute of play. Descanco's Alfredinho Velasco was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dimitris Kasdovassilis in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger de Mendonça in the 95th minute of play forced AD Girl Power's goalkeeper Dimitris Kasdovassilis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AD Girl Power played a much better game than Descanco and deserved their victory. The Descanco players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.