League

Arena de Suva
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Reynaldo Favoretto made the kick off and thus started the match. When Reinaldo Messias fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cruz De Mal's protests and gave Reinaldo Messias a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Cruz De Mal getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Reinaldo Messias hit a great ball. Cruz De Mal's Hílton Corrêa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Cruz De Mal from getting a goal against them. Cruz De Mal's defense didn't have a chance, in the 19th minute, when Reynaldo Favoretto scored to the left of an out of position Hílton Corrêa, making the score, 1-0. When Suva FC's Reynaldo Favoretto in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cruz De Mal's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Noel Donato managed to get in a good position for a shot. Suva FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Noel Donato was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hílton Corrêa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 31 minutes into the match, Cruz De Mal's goal looked a bit too open when Reynaldo Favoretto came free, but Hílton Corrêa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 32 minutes in the game, Reynaldo Favoretto fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Hílton Corrêa having to interfere. A hard shot 33 in the game by Noel Donato from a close distance when the talented Hílton Corrêa managed to make a qualified save. Cruz De Mal's players were relieved. Reynaldo Favoretto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 47 minutes into the match, Suva FC's Reynaldo Favoretto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hílton Corrêa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bernardinho Pena made a kick off. When Noel Donato came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Suva FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Noel Donato couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reynaldo Favoretto in the 60th minute of play forced Cruz De Mal's goalkeeper Hílton Corrêa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Noel Donato in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hílton Corrêa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Noel Donato's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hílton Corrêa was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Gino Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Cruz De Mal booed when Suva FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michel Matos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Serginho Guerra hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Michel Matos kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardinho Pena in the 73rd minute of play forced Suva FC's goalkeeper Sydney Siqueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 75 minutes, Noel Donato managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Suva FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Noel Donato was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Noel Donato had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Gino Rocha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Noel Donato received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Hílton Corrêa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Reynaldo Favoretto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hílton Corrêa having to interfere. 91 minutes into the match, Cruz De Mal's goal looked a bit too open when Noel Donato came free, but Hílton Corrêa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Suva FC's zone, Bernardinho Pena stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sydney Siqueira came out of the goal and Bernardinho Pena tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hílton Corrêa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reynaldo Favoretto in the 94th minute of play. Hílton Corrêa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reynaldo Favoretto in the 96th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Suva FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Cruz De Mal had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.