League

Etihad Stadium
Spectators: 7208 (Terracing: 5408, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) Rômulo Quadros started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Citizens Blues F.C's Dedé Fontes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rômulo Quadros in the 3rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Rômulo Quadros's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dedé Fontes was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rômulo Quadros in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dedé Fontes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 11th minute Leopoldo Domingues shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lança Negra's Frank Cunha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Lança Negra from getting a goal against them. When Waldemar Nunes came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Lança Negra 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 Waldemar Nunes couldn't finish the play. Rômulo Quadros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Waldemar Nunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 20 played minutes Citizens Blues F.C got a freekick which was hit by Rubens Velasco. In the 22ndth minute of the game Rômulo Quadros who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Citizens Blues F.C's Dedé Fontes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Citizens Blues F.C getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Leopoldo Domingues hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rômulo Quadros in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dedé Fontes saved Citizens Blues F.C from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Victor das Neves got free with Frank Cunha in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rômulo Quadros recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Breno Faria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Dedé Fontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38th minute, Rômulo Quadros got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rômulo Quadros in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dedé Fontes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Leopoldo Domingues's late challenge caught a Lança Negra's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leopoldo Domingues helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Citizens Blues F.C getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Leopoldo Domingues hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rômulo Quadros in the 46th minute of play forced Citizens Blues F.C's goalkeeper Dedé Fontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Roberto Munhoz to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Citizens Blues F.C's goalkeeper Dedé Fontes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rômulo Quadros. 57 minutes into the match, Citizens Blues F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Rômulo Quadros came free, but Dedé Fontes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rômulo Quadros who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 59thth minute tested the skills of Dedé Fontes when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Waldemar Nunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Dedé Fontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 64th minute, Rubens Velasco got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 66th minute of the match, Rômulo Quadros got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dedé Fontes was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. A hard shot 72 in the game by Rômulo Quadros from a close distance when the talented Dedé Fontes managed to make a qualified save. Citizens Blues F.C's players were relieved. Rômulo Quadros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rômulo Quadros recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rômulo Quadros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rômulo Quadross short, quick shot in the 91stth minute got Dedé Fontes to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Breno Faria's late challenge caught a Citizens Blues F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Breno Faria helped the player get up and apologised. In the 94th minute, Breno Faria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Citizens Blues F.C support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.