League

Bolaxa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Leandro de Azevedo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 10 minutes into the match, Poti's goalkeeper Daniel Queirós had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christiano Seco. Dante Geofredo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 18 minutes into the match, Dante Geofredo notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Bolaxa's Erivaldo Gonçalves. Erivaldo Gonçalves was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Erivaldo Gonçalves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leandro de Azevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Dante Geofredo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Erivaldo Gonçalves having to make a save. Poti's Daniel Queirós proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Poti from getting a goal against them. Erivaldo Gonçalves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leandro de Azevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Queirós made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Kléber Mendonça sent off a good shot on target. Daniel Queirós showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lino Maranhense, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Christiano Seco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Daniel Queirós made a huge save. 40 minutes into the match, Lino Maranhense dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Daniel Queirós, 1-1. 44 minutes into the match, Bolaxa's goal looked a bit too open when Leandro de Azevedo came free, but Erivaldo Gonçalves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leandro de Azevedo in the 47th minute of play forced Bolaxa's goalkeeper Erivaldo Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Romário Monteiro was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Bolaxa getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Leonardo Campidelis hit a great ball. Erivaldo Gonçalves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hílton Ribeiro in the 57th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Poti's Leandro de Azevedo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Erivaldo Gonçalves. That made the score 1-2 after 59 minutes of play. 64 minutes into the match, Bolaxa's goal looked a bit too open when Leandro de Azevedo came free, but Erivaldo Gonçalves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute Lino Maranhense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Queirós saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Queirós made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romário Monteiro in the 79th minute of play. A collision led to Bolaxa getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Luan Brodel hit a great ball. Erivaldo Gonçalves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leandro de Azevedo in the 83rd minute. 85 minutes into the match, Lino Maranhense had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Daniel Queirós. Poti's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lino Maranhense was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Daniel Queirós showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romário Monteiro in the 90th minute of the match. 2-3 became the score in the 91st minute when Leandro de Azevedo elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Poti's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.