League

Estádio Angola
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) 3 minutes into the match, Reynaldo Gomes notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Corte FC's Guga Donatello. Guga Donatello was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 8th minute Bruninho Travassos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Zanette saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Corte FC booed when EC Zamboni was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudinho Jacinto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bruninho Travassos 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. When Pedro Luiz Braga fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Corte FC's protests and gave Pedro Luiz Braga a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of EC Zamboni booed when Corte FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Luiz Braga didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 20thth minute of the game Reynaldo Gomes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Corte FC's Guga Donatello was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alfredo Mendonça took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 22nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Guga Donatello. Corte FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a little luck, Corte FC's Guga Donatello got control of the ball when José das Neves tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 24 minutes, Arnaldo Braga mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Corte FC and the EC Zamboni players grew even worse after the yellow card. Arnaldo Braga hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. José das Neves's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Guga Donatello firmly grabbed it by the left post. After a rather tough play, Corte FC's Rogério Pimenta got a free kick in the 26th minute. 32 minutes into the match, EC Zamboni's goal looked a bit too open when Bruninho Travassos came free, but Cláudio Zanette reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Claudinho Jacinto during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 33 played minutes EC Zamboni got a freekick which was hit by Claudinho Jacinto. Alfredo Mendonça hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. 41 minutes into the match, EC Zamboni's goal looked a bit too open when Laércio Ramos came free, but Cláudio Zanette reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Laércio Ramos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cláudio Zanette took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laércio Ramos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cláudio Zanette showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruninho Travassos in the 49th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bruninho Travassos made a kick off. Arlindo Cunha was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 60 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute there was a penalty for Corte FC. Manuel Torres stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Cláudio Zanette. 1-1. Cláudio Zanette made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rogério Pimenta in the 66th minute of play. In the 70th minute, José das Neves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rafa Sergipano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Bruninho Travassos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Bruninho Travassos kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cláudio Zanette. That made the score 1-2 in the 91 minute of play. 97 minutes into the game, Laércio Ramos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Cláudio Zanette was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Corte FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Corte FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.