League

Faisqueiro
Spectators: 7220 (Terracing: 5416, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) Faisqueiro's Cássio Sanches 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. Edson Almeida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Hugo Pontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 5 minutes into the match, Astroworld's Edson Almeida sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hugo Pontes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Aírton Silveira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Astroworld's supporters rose to their feet, but Aírton Silveira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hugo Pontes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Frédson Diniz during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Aírton Silveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Aírton Silveira came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Astroworld 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 Aírton Silveira couldn't finish the play. 22 minutes into the game, Aírton Silveira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Hugo Pontes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cássio Sanches received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Marcinho Moraes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hugo Pontes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edson Almeida in the 32nd minute of play. 32 minutes into the game, Edson Almeida cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Hugo Pontes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tiago de Queiroz's late challenge caught a Faisqueiro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tiago de Queiroz helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Faisqueiro booed when Astroworld was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiago de Queiroz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hugo Pontes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edson Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edson Almeida to strike the kick off in the second half. Percy Dracena blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcinho Moraes having to make a save. Edson Almeida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60thth minute of the game Edson Almeida who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Faisqueiro's Hugo Pontes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cássio Sanches received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Marcinho Moraes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Faisqueiro's Hugo Pontes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edson Almeida in the 72nd minute of play. Hugo Pontes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edson Almeida in the 74th minute of play. Faisqueiro's Hugo Pontes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Faisqueiro from getting a goal against them. Hugo Pontes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aírton Silveira in the 77th minute. In the 78th match minute, Faisqueiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilmar Neves to maneuver through the defense. Aírton Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hugo Pontes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edson Almeida in the 90th minute of play. Cássio Sanches sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Aírton Silveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Faisqueiro fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Astroworld were clearly better and deserved to take the win.