League

Olympic Stadium
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Europe F.C.'s Túlio Varela 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. After 3 played minutes Europe F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Dadá da Costa. Jerônimo Barros took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 4th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Zé Pedro Dias. Europe F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Jeferson França sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Luiz Fábio Leal struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Zé Pedro Dias didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Democratico F.C.. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeferson França in the 17th minute of play forced Europe F.C.'s goalkeeper Zé Pedro Dias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeferson França charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jeferson França the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Democratico F.C. getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Jeferson França hit a great ball. Luiz Fábio Leal struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Zé Pedro Dias didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Democratico F.C.. Zé Pedro Dias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeferson França in the 26th minute of the match. Democratico F.C.'s João de Sousa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Democratico F.C. from getting a goal against them. Fred Leal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fred Leal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

In the 54th minute of the match Eliseu de Lima shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but João de Sousa showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. João de Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Túlio Varela, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. José Vítor Loureiro charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed José Vítor Loureiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 66th minute of the game. One of Europe F.C.:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Democratico F.C.:s goal. After a rather tough play, Democratico F.C.'s Durvalino Eger got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Fred Leal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João de Sousa having to interfere. A collision led to Democratico F.C. getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Jerônimo Barros hit a great ball. If Fred Leal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. João de Sousa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Túlio Varela's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. João de Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fred Leal, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Fred Leal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João de Sousa having to interfere. Fred Leal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. João de Sousa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 99 minutes into the match, Europe F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Jeferson França came free, but Zé Pedro Dias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.