League

Toca do Tigre
Spectators: 7206 (Terracing: 5406, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) Hélio Leite made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Renato Souto in the 4th minute of play. Patrick Massa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rubens Saraiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Retirada's zone, Kiko Cardozo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patrick Massa came out of the goal and Kiko Cardozo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Atlético Paraense FC's Hélio Leite played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Renato Souto in the 11th minute of play. Patrick Massa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kiko Cardozo in the 13th minute. Romeu Damião took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 15th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Patrick Massa. Retirada's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Renato Souto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hélio Leite having to interfere. Oswaldo Camargo charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oswaldo Camargo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Retirada booed when Atlético Paraense FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oswaldo Camargo didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Vítor Vasconcelos in the 26th minute of play forced Atlético Paraense FC's goalkeeper Hélio Leite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 30 minutes of play, Retirada's João Vítor Vasconcelos made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hélio Leite was left in no man's land by his defense there! If João Vítor Vasconcelos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 34 minutes into the game, Vânderson Brito was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atlético Paraense FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Retirada the free kick. In the 34th match minute, Atlético Paraense FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vânderson Brito to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Renato Souto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hélio Leite was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. 37 minutes into the match, Retirada's João Vítor Vasconcelos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hélio Leite narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Renato Souto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Betinho Peres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Renato Souto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hélio Leite having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when João Vítor Vasconcelos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Walmir Silveira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hélio Leite having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético Paraense FC's zone, João Vítor Vasconcelos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hélio Leite came out of the goal and João Vítor Vasconcelos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 58 minutes into the game, Kiko Cardozo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Patrick Massa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Sandro Donato fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atlético Paraense FC's protests and gave Sandro Donato a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Atlético Paraense FC's Sandro Donato got a free kick in the 60th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Vítor Vasconcelos in the 66th minute of play forced Atlético Paraense FC's goalkeeper Hélio Leite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Renato Souto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético Paraense FC's zone, Renato Souto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hélio Leite came out of the goal and Renato Souto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers João Vítor Vasconcelos in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hélio Leite saved Atlético Paraense FC from getting behind. João Vítor Vasconcelos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Hélio Leite tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Atlético Paraense FC's Kiko Cardozo got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 96 minutes into the match, Retirada's goal looked a bit too open when Kiko Cardozo came free, but Patrick Massa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Retirada's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.