League

Maroto
Spectators: 7238 (Terracing: 5430, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leandro Brito took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Eusébio Nóbrega hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Maroto AD's Geovanni Matorin got a free kick in the 20th minute. Tião Prestes was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 21st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Joaquim Gonçalves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristiano Pinho's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. In the 27th minute, Geovanni Matorin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristiano Pinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Joaquim Gonçalves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristiano Pinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Gonçalves having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Sydney Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pikastofly FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Sydney Costa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joaquim Gonçalves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Glauco Lira might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emanuel Berger. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Glauco Lira ran back to his position shaking his head. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sydney Costa to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Pikastofly FC's Tomás de Toledo got a free kick in the 51st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristiano Pinho got free with Joaquim Gonçalves in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 64 minutes into the match, Cristiano Pinho dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Joaquim Gonçalves, 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Maroto AD's zone, Cristiano Pinho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joaquim Gonçalves came out of the goal and Cristiano Pinho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Glauco Lira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Berger having to interfere. Serafim Cordeiro hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the match, Leandro Brito had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emanuel Berger. Pikastofly FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leandro Brito was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Serafim Cordeiro hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Glauco Lira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristiano Pinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Joaquim Gonçalves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Cristiano Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Romário Fantini hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Sydney Costa might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joaquim Gonçalves. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sydney Costa ran back to his position shaking his head.