League

Mário Helênio
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Casa Verde Alta's Filipe Veloso 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. Diamantino Paraense's late challenge caught a Tupi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Diamantino Paraense helped the player get up and apologised. In the 3rd match minute, Casa Verde Alta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diamantino Paraense to maneuver through the defense. In the 5th match minute, Tupi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Afonsinho de Souza to maneuver through the defense. Casa Verde Alta's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Jaime Mangueira 11 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Willian Arruda kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Tupi's Raphael Valadares shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 19th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Horácio Cerezo but with some difficulty. Jaime Mangueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Horácio Cerezo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Matías Veloso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Casa Verde Alta's Horácio Cerezo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Mangueira in the 27th minute of play. If Matías Veloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Horácio Cerezo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Mangueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Jaime Mangueira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Horácio Cerezo was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Matías Veloso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Horácio Cerezo having to interfere. After having played for 44 minutes, Edgar Hermes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tupi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edgar Hermes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jaime Mangueira was the one to do the kick off. Casa Verde Alta's Ronaldinho de Lima got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tupi's Luciano Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filipe Veloso in the 62nd minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Casa Verde Alta's goal looked a bit too open when Matías Veloso came free, but Horácio Cerezo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Horácio Cerezo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Mangueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jaime Mangueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Horácio Cerezo having to interfere. Edgar Hermes hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. If Matías Veloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Casa Verde Alta's Diamantino Paraense got a free kick in the 80th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Tupi's Raphael Valadares tried to score from far away in the 81st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Horácio Cerezo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Mangueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Jaime Mangueira might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Horácio Cerezo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jaime Mangueira ran back to his position shaking his head. Horácio Cerezo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matías Veloso in the 93rd minute of the match. Luciano Cruz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ronaldinho de Lima in the 98th minute.