League

Olímpico Monumental
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Fênix Negra's Zé Augusto Eger 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. If Abelardo Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 5 minutes into the match, Fênix Negra's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Guilherme Ferraz came free, but Reinaldo Toledo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 8 minutes, Luís Guilherme Ferraz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pedrinopolis SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Guilherme Ferraz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luís Guilherme Ferraz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Henrique Coutinho didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fábio Maia went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Fênix Negra's Iuri de Sousa got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Reinaldo Toledo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Guilherme Ferraz in the 24th minute of play. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Pedrinopolis SC's goalkeeper Henrique Coutinho, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 33rd minute, Luís Guilherme Ferraz 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. Fábio Maia 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. Dráuzio Ceresso kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adelino Trancoso during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Pedrinopolis SC's Adelino Trancoso got a free kick in the 45th minute. Reinaldo Toledo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Guilherme Ferraz in the 47th minute of the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Pedrinopolis SC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 48th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Fênix Negra a penalty, 50 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Dé Coutinho, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Pedrinopolis SC's Henrique Coutinho. 3-0. 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 Luís Guilherme Ferraz to make the kick off. In the 59th minute Abelardo Fonseca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrique Coutinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abelardo Fonseca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pedrinopolis SC's goalkeeper Henrique Coutinho, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 66 minutes into the match, Fênix Negra's goal looked a bit too open when Natã Castro came free, but Reinaldo Toledo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 69 minutes, Luís Guilherme Ferraz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pedrinopolis SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Guilherme Ferraz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Reinaldo Toledo was out of position in the 71 minute of play, and Luís Guilherme Ferraz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Luís Guilherme Ferraz really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. In the 78th minute, Pedrinopolis SC's Luís Guilherme Ferraz ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Reinaldo Toledo. Reinaldo Toledo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-2. After a rather tough play, Pedrinopolis SC's Genílson Fantini got a free kick in the 82nd minute. After having played for 84 minutes, Zé Augusto Eger managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fênix Negra's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zé Augusto Eger was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 85th minute, Dráuzio Ceresso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 88th minute of the match, Natã Castro got a very nice opportunity to score, but Reinaldo Toledo was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Reinaldo Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Guilherme Ferraz, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Guilherme Ferraz in the 92nd minute of play forced Fênix Negra's goalkeeper Reinaldo Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zé Augusto Eger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Reinaldo Toledo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dráuzio Ceresso in the 98th minute. When Abelardo Fonseca fell near the penalty area in the 100th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fênix Negra's protests and gave Abelardo Fonseca a yellow card for diving instead. After 100 played minutes Fênix Negra got a freekick which was hit by Abelardo Fonseca. Fênix Negra's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.