League

Macieira
Spectators: 5023 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 23) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vivaldo Lago started the match with the kick off. Nelsinho Cearense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vivaldo Lago fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Simão having to interfere. In the 10th minute, Leonel Nunes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Daniel Simão was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Vivaldo Lago recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luís Fábio de Toledo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonel Hoffmann in the 15th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonel Hoffmann in the 19th minute of play forced Itapevi's goalkeeper Luís Fábio de Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vivaldo Lago might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Daniel Simão. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vivaldo Lago ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Mauriti FC's Ulisses Oliveira got a free kick in the 25th minute. Vivaldo Lago received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Daniel Simão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vivaldo Lago received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Daniel Simão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 43 minutes into the match, Itapevi's Vivaldo Lago sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Daniel Simão narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 48 minutes into the match, Mauriti FC's Leonel Hoffmann sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luís Fábio de Toledo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leonel Hoffmann was the one to do the kick off. Leonel Nunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Simão having to interfere. Rony Vasconcelos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Daniel Simão having to make a save. If Leonel Hoffmann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 65 minutes into the match, Nelsinho Cearense had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luís Fábio de Toledo. Itapevi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nelsinho Cearense was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Itapevi's Luís Fábio de Toledo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Itapevi from getting a goal against them. Nelsinho Cearense might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luís Fábio de Toledo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nelsinho Cearense ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Leonel Hoffmann's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luís Fábio de Toledo was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. 75 minutes into the match, Mauriti FC's Leonel Hoffmann sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luís Fábio de Toledo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 77 minutes into the match, Itapevi's Leonel Nunes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Daniel Simão narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vivaldo Lago's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Daniel Simão read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. Nelsinho Cearense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leonel Hoffmann succeeded in the game's 88th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-2. Mauriti FC's Iuri Mendes shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 93rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Luís Fábio de Toledo but with some difficulty. In the 95th minute of the match Enéas Meireles sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luís Fábio de Toledo skillfully saved the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Mauriti FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.