League

Arena China
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gino Azevedo started the match with the kick off. Sílvio Luís Rossi kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Gino Azevedo managed to get in a good position for a shot. SouLofGold's supporters rose to their feet, but Gino Azevedo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristiano Messias breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cristiano Messias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gino Azevedo in the 14th minute of play. The supporters of SouLofGold booed when Corinthians was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jorge Rossi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Murilo do Nascimento during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Corinthians booed when SouLofGold was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Murilo do Nascimento didn't get a good kick on the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Corinthians's goal looked a bit too open when Gino Azevedo came free, but Cristiano Messias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute, Lúcio Bezerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristiano Messias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Murilo do Nascimento, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Murilo do Nascimento in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristiano Messias saved Corinthians from getting behind. Cristiano Messias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gino Azevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. João Pedro Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cléber Chaves. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. João Pedro Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. After 46 minutes, Evaristo de Azevedo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SouLofGold and the Corinthians players grew even worse after the yellow card. Evaristo de Azevedo kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. João Pedro Montenegro was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute Gino Azevedo 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. Murilo do Nascimento's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cristiano Messias read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. 63 minutes into the game, Mané Mello was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Corinthians's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SouLofGold the free kick. When SouLofGold's Gino Azevedo in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Corinthians's goalie prevented a goal. Gino Azevedo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristiano Messias having to make a save. After having played for 74 minutes, Gino Azevedo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SouLofGold's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gino Azevedo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 77th minute Gino Azevedo 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. In the 82nd minute João Pedro Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cléber Chaves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Gino Azevedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. For all the effort they put into the match, the SouLofGold players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Corinthians.