League

Arena Paulistano
Spectators: 7243 (Terracing: 5433, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Raphael Travassos got the match started through his kick off. Cacá Saraiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, NSK's Felipe Moreno got control of the ball when Cacá Saraiva tried to sneak it across the goal line. Márcio Pinheiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 11th match minute, Paulistano Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geovani Garcia to maneuver through the defense. After 13 played minutes NSK got a freekick which was hit by Murilo Varela. In the 14th match minute, Paulistano Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geovani Garcia to maneuver through the defense. Hélder Leite received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Armandinho Cordeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, Paulistano Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Márcio Pinheiro came free, but Armandinho Cordeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 20 minutes, Hélder Leite mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the NSK and the Paulistano Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. Hélder Leite sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 25 minutes into the match, Hélder Leite had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Armandinho Cordeiro. Paulistano Futebol Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hélder Leite was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Márcio Pinheiro in the 28th minute of play forced Paulistano Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Armandinho Cordeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Hélder Leite came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the NSK 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 Hélder Leite couldn't finish the play. The attack was good, but when Márcio Pinheiro in the 40th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Cacá Saraiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Márcio Pinheiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Armandinho Cordeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Márcio Pinheiro to make the kick off. If Yan Lago had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Márcio Pinheiro 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. NSK's Márcio Pinheiro was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 63rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After 66 minutes, Bruninho França mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the NSK and the Paulistano Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cacá Saraiva in the 67th minute of play forced NSK's goalkeeper Felipe Moreno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hélder Leites short, quick shot in the 69thth minute got Armandinho Cordeiro to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Cristian Sanches's late challenge caught a NSK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristian Sanches helped the player get up and apologised. In the 69th match minute, Paulistano Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Sanches to maneuver through the defense. In the 74th minute, NSK's Márcio Pinheiro dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. The crowd rose to their feet as Yan Lago kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Armandinho Cordeiro. That made the score 0-4 in the 79 minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Márcio Pinheiro in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Armandinho Cordeiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 88th match minute, Paulistano Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlinhos Maranhense to maneuver through the defense. Armandinho Cordeiro was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Murilo Varela. Armandinho Cordeiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Márcio Pinheiro's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. In the 94th minute, Hélder Leite 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. Hélder Leite's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Armandinho Cordeiro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded NSK left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Paulistano Futebol Clube.