League

Castle Stadium
Spectators: 7072 (Terracing: 5447, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when João Pedro Montenegro got the match started through his kick off. Vitinho Mendes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Pedro Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Waldir Moreira hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. João Pedro Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vitinho Mendes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Pedro Montenegro in the 14th minute of play. When Fábio Mendes fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Medieval Football Club's protests and gave Fábio Mendes a yellow card for diving instead. Fábio Mendes hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Medieval Football Club's Fábio Mendes got a free kick in the 17th minute. Anísio Ferreira struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Vitinho Mendes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Corinthians. Vitinho Mendes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anísio Ferreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 22nd minute, Medieval Football Club's Waldir Moreira ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cristiano Messias. Cristiano Messias yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. The supporters of Medieval Football Club booed when Corinthians was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jerônimo Prado didn't get a good kick on the ball. João Pedro Montenegro struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Vitinho Mendes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Corinthians. Allan Leme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Frederico Messias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Messias having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 46th minute by Allan Leme got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frederico Messias to make the kick off. With a little luck, Medieval Football Club's Vitinho Mendes got control of the ball when Anísio Ferreira tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Anísio Ferreira took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Vitinho Mendes to make any attempt to save it. Allan Leme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Messias having to interfere. After 63 played minutes Corinthians got a freekick which was hit by Reginaldo Mendonça. When João Pedro Montenegro came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Corinthians 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 João Pedro Montenegro couldn't finish the play. In the 71st minute Allan Leme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Messias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mané Mello charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mané Mello the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 72 minutes into the game, one of Corinthians:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Rubens Maranhense placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! 80 minutes into the match, Medieval Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when João Pedro Montenegro came free, but Vitinho Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute Frederico Messias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Messias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Frederico Messias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristiano Messias was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. When Frederico Messias came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Medieval Football Club 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 Frederico Messias couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jorge Rossi during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 95th match minute, Corinthians was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Rossi to maneuver through the defense. Allan Leme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 99th minute. Cristiano Messias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Medieval Football Club fully deserved thier win.