League

Serro
Spectators: 7214 (Terracing: 5445, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Thiago Andrade started the match with the kick off. When Beto de Lima came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Curicica 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 Beto de Lima couldn't finish the play. Beto de Lima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fernandinho Luz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Zé Augusto Rezende made a huge save. Fernandinho Luz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Augusto Rezende having to interfere. A collision led to Curicica getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Leandro Figueiredo hit a great ball. When Thiago Andrade came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the FullForward 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 Thiago Andrade couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Beto de Lima's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Göktürk Sayamon was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Göktürk Sayamon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo de Souza in the 33rd minute of play. Thiago Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Zé Augusto Rezende tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thiago Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FullForward's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mateus Donato in the 46th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rodrigo de Souza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. FullForward's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Rodrigo de Souza 54 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-1. In the 58th match minute, Curicica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Waldir Trevisan to maneuver through the defense. After 62 minutes of play, FullForward's Fernandinho Luz made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zé Augusto Rezende was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Fernandinho Luz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. During the 66th minute of the match Waldir Trevisan completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Waldir Trevisan a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 71st minute, Fernandinho Luz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FullForward fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thiago Andrade in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zé Augusto Rezende saved Curicica from getting behind. Beto de Lima fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Göktürk Sayamon having to interfere. Beto de Lima struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Göktürk Sayamon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Curicica. Beto de Lima took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Göktürk Sayamon. Göktürk Sayamon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Beto de Lima got free with Göktürk Sayamon in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.