League

Cauldron
Spectators: 7034 (Terracing: 5409, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) Sly FC's André Carneiro started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. André Carneiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aníbal Torres having to interfere. In the 8th match minute, Halcones.FC 39-XX was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armandinho Gerber to maneuver through the defense. In the 9th minute, Kauan Peixoto made a precise shot to the right of Aníbal Torres. Halcones.FC 39-XX's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 12th match minute, Sly FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nilton Nascimento to maneuver through the defense. Kauan Peixoto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Aníbal Torres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. André Carneiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Sly FC booed when Halcones.FC 39-XX was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nelsinho Negri didn't get a good kick on the ball. André Carneiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emanuel da Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Wágner de Barros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sly FC's Wágner de Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel da Rocha in the 27th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Osvaldo Zanette hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Kauan Peixoto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sly FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Kauan Peixoto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aníbal Torres breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sly FC's André Carneiro was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 34th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. When Cauan Goiano came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Halcones.FC 39-XX 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 Cauan Goiano couldn't finish the play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emanuel da Rocha was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Kauan Peixoto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aníbal Torres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If André Carneiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 56 minutes into the match, Cauan Goiano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wágner de Barros. Sly FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cauan Goiano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel da Rocha in the 65th minute of play forced Sly FC's goalkeeper Wágner de Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Cauan Goiano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cauan Goiano succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-4 in the 69th playminute. Wágner de Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel da Rocha in the 72nd minute of the match. After having played for 75 minutes, André Carneiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sly FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but André Carneiro 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 76th match minute, Halcones.FC 39-XX was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nelsinho Negri to maneuver through the defense. 78 minutes into the match, Halcones.FC 39-XX's goal looked a bit too open when André Carneiro came free, but Aníbal Torres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, Sly FC's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel da Rocha came free, but Wágner de Barros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 85 minutes, the score became 2-5 when Cauan Goiano sped through Sly FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Wágner de Barros. If Emanuel da Rocha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Halcones.FC 39-XX supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Halcones.FC 39-XX would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.