League

Tupanatinga
Spectators: 7199 (Terracing: 5401, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) Wellington Gaspar made the kick off and thus started the match. 7 minutes into the game, Wiliam Pena cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Marcel Antunes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Wellington Gaspar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Wellington Gaspar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Waldemar Correia struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Ulysses Freitas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A.A.Ponte Preta. In the 30th minute, Waldemar Correia made a precise shot to the right of Ulysses Freitas. Japaratinga's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Waldemar Correia struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Ulysses Freitas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A.A.Ponte Preta. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wellington Gaspar in the 44th minute of play forced Japaratinga's goalkeeper Ulysses Freitas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrézinho Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcel Antunes having to interfere. Marcel Antunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wiliam Pena, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Wiliam Pena was the one to do the kick off. Marcel Antunes had great luck who in the 54thth minute grab hold of the ball when Wiliam Pena from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. 59 minutes into the match, A.A.Ponte Preta's goalkeeper Marcel Antunes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paulão Maranhense. After some careless play in the Japaratinga defense, Severino Alcântara kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ulysses Freitas. The Japaratinga fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ulysses Freitas should have stopped the shot. Aírton Branco hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. In the 65th minute, Wiliam Pena 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. Marcel Antunes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andrézinho Amaral in the 69th minute. Wiliam Pena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 76 minutes, Andrézinho Amaral managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Japaratinga's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andrézinho Amaral was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Japaratinga getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Paulão Maranhense hit a great ball. Wiliam Pena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcel Antunes having to interfere. Wellington Gaspar took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ulysses Freitas. Ulysses Freitas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. A.A.Ponte Preta's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.