League

Matriz
Spectators: 6681 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 0) Grandall FC's Donato Moreira 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. Antônio Sabóia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donato Moreira in the 9th minute of play. Grandall FC's Luiz Eduardo Hoffmann proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Grandall FC from getting a goal against them. After having played for 16 minutes, Válbson Duarte managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Matriz's supporters crossed their fingers, but Válbson Duarte was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marquinhos Simões during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 18 minutes into the game, Donato Moreira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Antônio Sabóia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hamílton Linhares during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Geraldo Motta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Eduardo Hoffmann having to interfere. Luiz Eduardo Hoffmann made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Geraldo Motta sent off a good shot on target. When Benê Moura fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Grandall FC's protests and gave Benê Moura a yellow card for diving instead. In the 31st match minute, Grandall FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benê Moura to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Grandall FC's Luiz Eduardo Hoffmann got control of the ball when Geraldo Motta tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Matriz's Horácio Rossi got a free kick in the 34th minute. Antônio Sabóia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gernando Santos in the 37th minute of play. In the 41st minute Donato Moreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antônio Sabóia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geraldo Motta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luiz Eduardo Hoffmann read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Válbson Duarte to strike the kick off in the second half. If Geraldo Motta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Válbson Duarte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Luiz Eduardo Hoffmann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luiz Eduardo Hoffmann didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Geraldo Motta went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Antônio Sabóia was out of position in the 61 minute of play, and Donato Moreira capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Donato Moreira really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Moreira in the 65th minute of play forced Matriz's goalkeeper Antônio Sabóia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Válbson Duarte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Geraldo Motta in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luiz Eduardo Hoffmann saved Grandall FC from getting behind. Luiz Eduardo Hoffmann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Válbson Duarte in the 80th minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, Matriz's goal looked a bit too open when Donato Moreira came free, but Antônio Sabóia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 89 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Geraldo Motta sped through Grandall FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Luiz Eduardo Hoffmann. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Grandall FC's goalkeeper Luiz Eduardo Hoffmann, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 94th minute, Egídio Paiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.