League

Arena São Janu
Spectators: 7267 (Terracing: 5452, Seating: 1671, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gino Azevedo got the match started through his kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Beto Bezerra in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cléber Chaves saved SouLofGold from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in SouLofGold's zone, Beto Bezerra stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cléber Chaves came out of the goal and Beto Bezerra 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 SouLofGold's zone, Beto Bezerra stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cléber Chaves came out of the goal and Beto Bezerra tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Álvaro Tinoco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cléber Chaves having to interfere. Murilo do Nascimento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mathias Trancoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Murilo do Nascimento in the 23rd minute of the match. After having played for 25 minutes, Murilo do Nascimento managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SouLofGold's supporters crossed their fingers, but Murilo do Nascimento was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Álvaro Tinoco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 31 minutes into the game, Isaltino Pernambucano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Expressinho's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SouLofGold the free kick. After 31 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Expressinho! An unexpectedly hard shot by Gino Azevedo in the 36th minute of play forced Expressinho's goalkeeper Mathias Trancoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the game, Artur Vaz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Expressinho's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SouLofGold the free kick. Artur Vaz hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. If Gino Azevedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Murilo do Nascimento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Beto Bezerra stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. SouLofGold's Murilo do Nascimento got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Álvaro Tinoco scored 1-0 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cléber Chaves, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gino Azevedo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mathias Trancoso came out and tried to block the shot, but Gino Azevedo slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 68th minute. In the 71st minute, Gino Azevedo 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. 80 minutes into the match, Álvaro Tinoco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cléber Chaves. SouLofGold's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Álvaro Tinoco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Mathias Trancoso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gino Azevedo's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Mathias Trancoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gino Azevedo in the 92nd minute of play. Beto Bezerra struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Cléber Chaves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Expressinho.