League

Galileia
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Víktor Veiga started the match with the kick off. Durval Souto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benedito Rosado, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. If Doni Figueiredo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 13 minutes into the match, Pacu's goal looked a bit too open when Víktor Veiga came free, but José Vítor Silva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Pacu booed when S.E. Bento XVI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudinei Alcântara didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Doni Figueiredo came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the S.E. Bento XVI 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 Doni Figueiredo couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Víktor Veiga in the 20th minute of play forced Pacu's goalkeeper José Vítor Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to S.E. Bento XVI getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Anderson Magalhães hit a great ball. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by S.E. Bento XVI's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ediberto Azevedo was slow to take the kick. During this time Pacu's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Ediberto Azevedo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Durval Souto quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. If Benedito Rosado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 29 minutes into the match, Cássio de Lima notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of S.E. Bento XVI's Durval Souto. Durval Souto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valdemar Borges during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. José Vítor Silva made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Doni Figueiredo sent off a good shot on target. Adhemar Cearense charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adhemar Cearense the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, S.E. Bento XVI's Adhemar Cearense got a free kick in the 37th minute. Doni Figueiredo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. José Vítor Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 46 minutes, Benedito Rosado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pacu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benedito Rosado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Claudinei Alcântara came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the S.E. Bento XVI 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 Claudinei Alcântara couldn't finish the play. After the first half Pacu were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cássio de Lima stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benedito Rosado got free with Durval Souto in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 56th minute, Doni Figueiredo 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. S.E. Bento XVI's Doni Figueiredo got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. S.E. Bento XVI's Víktor Veiga got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Doni Figueiredo came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the S.E. Bento XVI 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 Doni Figueiredo couldn't finish the play. Doni Figueiredo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of S.E. Bento XVI booed when Pacu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cássio de Lima didn't get a good kick on the ball. 79 minutes into the game, Arlindo Castro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. S.E. Bento XVI's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pacu the free kick. The supporters of Pacu booed when S.E. Bento XVI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arlindo Castro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Pacu defense, Víktor Veiga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of José Vítor Silva. The Pacu fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that José Vítor Silva should have stopped the shot. 90 minutes into the game, Víktor Veiga cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. José Vítor Silva was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 95th minute, Víktor Veiga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The S.E. Bento XVI fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. S.E. Bento XVI's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.