League

Galileia
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nicolas Velloso took the kick off in the first half of the match. Durval Souto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Velloso, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After 7th play minutes Víktor Veiga shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Mauro Branco and just under the crossbar into goal. Mauro Branco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Víktor Veiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Almir de Sousa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Durval Souto was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. S.E. Bento XVI's Víktor Veiga got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Doni Figueiredo got free with Mauro Branco in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Through an outstanding action, after 20 minutes, Mauro Branco successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Doni Figueiredo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mauro Branco having to interfere. When Almir de Sousa came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the FC Holfinburg 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 Almir de Sousa couldn't finish the play. Doni Figueiredo in the 32ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mauro Branco, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind S.E. Bento XVI's goalkeeper Durval Souto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Claudinei Alcântara charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Claudinei Alcântara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Almir de Sousa in the 37th minute of play forced S.E. Bento XVI's goalkeeper Durval Souto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Doni Figueiredo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Mauro Branco made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Víktor Veiga in the 43rd minute of play forced FC Holfinburg's goalkeeper Mauro Branco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC Holfinburg's zone, Claudinei Alcântara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mauro Branco came out of the goal and Claudinei Alcântara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

Mauro Branco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doni Figueiredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 58 minutes into the match, S.E. Bento XVI's Víktor Veiga sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mauro Branco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in FC Holfinburg's zone, Doni Figueiredo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mauro Branco came out of the goal and Doni Figueiredo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in FC Holfinburg's zone, Doni Figueiredo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mauro Branco came out of the goal and Doni Figueiredo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Doni Figueiredo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mauro Branco having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in FC Holfinburg's zone, Doni Figueiredo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mauro Branco came out of the goal and Doni Figueiredo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Doni Figueiredo came up free with the goalie in the 77th 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. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Holfinburg's goalkeeper Mauro Branco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 84th minute Doni Figueiredo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauro Branco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicolas Velloso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Décio Bertassi's late challenge caught a FC Holfinburg's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Décio Bertassi helped the player get up and apologised. Décio Bertassi kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Falcão Paulista did an outstanding performance 90 minutes into the match, when he by himself got past the opposing team's defense and with a quick scored 2-1 to the right of an irritated Durval Souto in the goal. Doni Figueiredo 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. The audience was convinced that Doni Figueiredo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mauro Branco was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. There was no doubt that S.E. Bento XVI were the better team. S.E. Bento XVI's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.