League

Sobralia
Spectators: 7177 (Terracing: 5385, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 142) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Régis Batista got the match started through his kick off. Kléberson Cosme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bruninho Galvão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Régis Batista in the 25th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the match, Kléberson Cosme dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Geovânio Tavares, 1-0. If Régis Batista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bruninho Galvão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afonso Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geovânio Tavares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kléberson Cosme in the 41st minute. Geovânio Tavares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christiano Lima, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Christiano Lima stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Geovânio Tavares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kléberson Cosme, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Afonso Moura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62nd match minute, Sobralia FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Guilherme Hoffmann to maneuver through the defense. Sobralia FC's Christiano Lima got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kiko Paes hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Christiano Lima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kléberson Brodel took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 77th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Geovânio Tavares. Poli FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Edson Nunes's late challenge caught a Sobralia FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edson Nunes helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Poli FC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Edson Nunes hit a great ball. Geovânio Tavares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christiano Lima in the 89th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Poli FC's zone, Kléberson Cosme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Geovânio Tavares came out of the goal and Kléberson Cosme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Christiano Lima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Geovânio Tavares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Poli FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.