League

Camboapina
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edmundo Branco made the kick off which started today's match. João Vítor Carioca hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. The supporters of KRATZ F.C booed when Camboapina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vágner Bueno didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in KRATZ F.C's zone, Valdemar Nogueira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Delfim Coutinho came out of the goal and Valdemar Nogueira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 19 minutes, Caco Soeiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Camboapina and the KRATZ F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 19 played minutes Camboapina got a freekick which was hit by Caco Soeiro. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edmundo Branco in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg João Paulo Couto saved Camboapina from getting behind. A hard shot 25 in the game by Olavo Toscano from a close distance when the talented Delfim Coutinho managed to make a qualified save. KRATZ F.C's players were relieved. Vânderson Mendonça fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Delfim Coutinho having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Vânderson Mendonça's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Delfim Coutinho was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. In the 32nd minute, Vânderson Mendonça fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Dito Abraão charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dito Abraão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Vânderson Mendonça made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Camboapina's Olavo Toscano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Delfim Coutinho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vânderson Mendonça's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Delfim Coutinho read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. Olavo Toscano might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Delfim Coutinho. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Olavo Toscano ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 60th minute, Olavo Toscano 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 62nd minute, Olavo Toscano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Delfim Coutinho was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. When the match clock showed 67 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Vânderson Mendonça sped through KRATZ F.C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Delfim Coutinho. After a rather tough play, KRATZ F.C's Dorian Duarte got a free kick in the 70th minute. André Luiz Moreno took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 74th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Delfim Coutinho. KRATZ F.C's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When João Vítor Carioca fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KRATZ F.C's protests and gave João Vítor Carioca a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to KRATZ F.C getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. João Vítor Carioca hit a great ball. Delfim Coutinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vânderson Mendonça in the 77th minute of the match. Delfim Coutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vânderson Mendonça in the 78th minute of play. Delfim Coutinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olavo Toscano, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Vânderson Mendonça received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Delfim Coutinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Delfim Coutinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vânderson Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 87 minutes of play, Camboapina's Vânderson Mendonça made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Delfim Coutinho was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Camboapina's Valdemar Nogueira got a free kick in the 90th minute. Vânderson Mendonça sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 5-1 became the score in the 96th minute when Edmundo Branco elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar.