League

Estadio Aleluia
Spectators: 7206 (Terracing: 5406, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) Márcio Galvão made the kick off and thus started the match. Ciro Nogueira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Horácio Torres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Horácio Torres received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Ciro Nogueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th match minute, EC Aleluia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wiliam Mineiro to maneuver through the defense. After 12 played minutes, Merson Concursos FC's Erivaldo Messias shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Telmo Mattos came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Merson Concursos FC reached it. If Vicente Baptista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Telmo Mattos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vicente Baptista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ciro Nogueira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodrigo Maranhense in the 30th minute. Vicente Baptista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Telmo Mattos having to interfere. Nico Tasso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Telmo Mattos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Márcio Galvão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Márcio Galvão's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Telmo Mattos was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. 0-1 became the score in the 44th minute when Márcio Galvão elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After the first half Merson Concursos FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Horácio Torres made a kick off. Márcio Galvão was extremely unlucky when he, in the 52nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Márcio Galvão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Telmo Mattos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Doni de Lara's late challenge caught a Merson Concursos FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Doni de Lara helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, EC Aleluia's Doni de Lara got a free kick in the 66th minute. Telmo Mattos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Márcio Galvão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodrigo Maranhense's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ciro Nogueira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. Horácio Torres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 79 minutes into the game, Flavinho Faria was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. EC Aleluia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Merson Concursos FC the free kick. A collision led to EC Aleluia getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Flavinho Faria hit a great ball. Wiliam Mineiro charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wiliam Mineiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 82nd match minute, EC Aleluia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wiliam Mineiro to maneuver through the defense. Erivaldo Messias was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 83rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Vicente Baptista 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. In the 91st minute Rodrigo Maranhense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Nogueira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Merson Concursos FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than EC Aleluia.