League

Estádio Rio Rubro
Spectators: 7244 (Terracing: 5434, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) athletico Saj's César de Amaral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Paulo Proença in the 9th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Rio Rubro's goal looked a bit too open when Benê Sá came free, but Sandro Quirino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, athletico Saj's André Luís Vale got a free kick in the 16th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Rio Rubro's goal looked a bit too open when Marquinhos Gonçalves came free, but Sandro Quirino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Rio Rubro getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Diguinho Valadares hit a great ball. Rio Rubro's Sandro Quirino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benê Sá in the 30th minute of play. César de Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Paulo Proença in the 40th minute of play. The supporters of athletico Saj booed when Rio Rubro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilton de Amorim didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marquinhos Gonçalves in the 45th minute of play forced Rio Rubro's goalkeeper Sandro Quirino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marquinhos Gonçalves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luiz Paulo Proença was the one to do the kick off. If Luiz Paulo Proença had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in athletico Saj's zone, Délio Mesquita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. César de Amaral came out of the goal and Délio Mesquita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Elias Mattos hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. 64 minutes into the match, Rio Rubro's goal looked a bit too open when Marcus Hoffmann came free, but Sandro Quirino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sandro Quirino stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benê Sá's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. In the 68th minute, Luiz Paulo Proença 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. When Marquinhos Gonçalves came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the athletico Saj 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 Marquinhos Gonçalves couldn't finish the play. 82 minutes into the match, Luiz Paulo Proença had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of César de Amaral. athletico Saj's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luiz Paulo Proença was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. 84 minutes into the game, Benê Sá was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. athletico Saj's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rio Rubro the free kick. The supporters of Rio Rubro booed when athletico Saj was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benê Sá didn't get a good kick on the ball. 88 minutes into the match, Délio Mesquita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of César de Amaral. athletico Saj's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Délio Mesquita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. After 92 played minutes, athletico Saj's Marcus Hoffmann shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sandro Quirino 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 athletico Saj reached it. After having played for 95 minutes, Délio Mesquita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rio Rubro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Délio Mesquita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. For all the effort they put into the match, the athletico Saj players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Rio Rubro.