League

Estádio Rancho
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Garra FC's Kaká Alcântara 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. Frédson Paulista hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Régis Antunes from long distance, 5 minutes into the match, got Tostão Viana's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. If Maurinho Vianna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Renato Branco 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 14th minute, Kaká Alcântara 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. Jorge Prado charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jorge Prado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 18th match minute, Zatoni was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Prado to maneuver through the defense. Tostão Viana made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Maurinho Vianna sent off a good shot on target. Maurinho Vianna might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tostão Viana. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Maurinho Vianna ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Gildo Paraibano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zatoni's supporters rose to their feet, but Gildo Paraibano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kauã Nóbrega breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 27 minutes, Naldo Catarinense mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Garra FC and the Zatoni players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Garra FC's Naldo Catarinense got a free kick in the 28th minute. Tostão Viana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kaká Alcântara, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After 39 played minutes, Zatoni's Zé Paulo de Carvalho shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Kauã Nóbrega came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Zatoni reached it. Wanderson da Mata kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Renato Branco stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Zatoni's goal looked a bit too open when Maurinho Vianna came free, but Tostão Viana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Renato Branco in the 55th minute of play forced Garra FC's goalkeeper Kauã Nóbrega to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maurinho Vianna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tostão Viana having to interfere. Tostão Viana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kaká Alcântara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute of the match Garra FC got a corner. Zatoni's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Régis Antunes ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 80th match minute, Zatoni was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Prado to maneuver through the defense. Tostão Viana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kaká Alcântara in the 84th minute of play. Zatoni's Tostão Viana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kaká Alcântara in the 85th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Kaká Alcântara 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaká Alcântara in the 90th minute of play forced Zatoni's goalkeeper Tostão Viana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 96 minutes into the match, Garra FC's goal looked a bit too open when Renato Branco came free, but Kauã Nóbrega reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.