League

Estádio Canto
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Macaroca SC's Clemente Montenegro 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. Luiz Fábio Lucas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Douglas da Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Luís Nogueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Douglas da Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clemente Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Macaroca SC's Clemente Montenegro got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Douglas da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clemente Montenegro in the 18th minute of play. Patrício Simões's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 21stth minute, Álvaro Dracena skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Luiz Paulo Dracena hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Douglas da Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Fábio Lucas, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Douglas da Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Luís Nogueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Canto's Douglas da Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clemente Montenegro in the 43rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Duda Alagoano in the 45th minute of play forced Macaroca SC's goalkeeper Álvaro Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Patrício Simões to make the kick off. Douglas da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clemente Montenegro in the 53rd minute of play. In the 59th minute, Luiz Fábio Lucas made a precise shot to the right of Douglas da Cunha. Canto's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Douglas da Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Luís Nogueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Canto's goalkeeper Douglas da Cunha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luiz Fábio Lucas. In the 71st minute, Duda Alagoano 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. After some careless play in the Macaroca SC defense, Patrício Simões kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Álvaro Dracena. The Macaroca SC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Álvaro Dracena should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Canto's Douglas da Cunha got control of the ball when Luiz Fábio Lucas tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Canto's Luiz Paulo Dracena got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 79th minute, Eliézer Soeiro sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Canto's Douglas da Cunha didn't even have to move. After 81 played minutes Macaroca SC got a freekick which was hit by Geovanni Leme. Eliézer Soeiro's late challenge caught a Canto's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eliézer Soeiro helped the player get up and apologised. If Luiz Fábio Lucas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Patrício Simões blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Álvaro Dracena having to make a save. Álvaro Dracena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Célio Velloso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute of the match Isaltino Cearense sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Álvaro Dracena skillfully saved the ball.