League

Berta
Spectators: 7026 (Terracing: 5200, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ronaldão de Lara started the match with the kick off. Digo Amorim blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wágner Ortiz having to make a save. If Hélio Andrade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Berta's Digo Amorim got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jardel Vander hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Wágner Ortiz stood somewhat misplaced when Digo Amorim came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 15 minute. A collision led to Berta getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Dé Quaresma hit a great ball. After 20 minutes of play, Yepe's Victor de Moraes made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Amauri da Cunha was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Yepe's goalkeeper Wágner Ortiz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dé Quaresma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Wágner Ortiz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Yepe booed when Berta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nelsinho Furtado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Júnior Corrêa didn't quite understand what happened when in the 32 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. 36 minutes into the match, Yepe's Ronaldão de Lara sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Amauri da Cunha narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Amauri da Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldão de Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ronaldão de Lara in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Amauri da Cunha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 44th minute Digo Amorim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wágner Ortiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Digo Amorim to strike the kick off in the second half. Wágner Ortiz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lauro Soeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dé Quaresma in the 57th minute of play forced Yepe's goalkeeper Wágner Ortiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amauri da Cunha made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Victor de Moraes sent off a good shot on target. Victor de Moraes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Amauri da Cunha made a huge save. Victor de Moraes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 69th minute, Carlos Eduardo Urbano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd minute, Lauro Soeiro made a precise shot to the right of Wágner Ortiz. Yepe's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Hélio Andrade might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wágner Ortiz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hélio Andrade ran back to his position shaking his head. Victor de Moraes succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-2 in the 79th playminute. Digo Amorim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wágner Ortiz having to interfere. Ronaldão de Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ronaldão de Lara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Amauri da Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wágner Ortiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélio Andrade in the 92nd minute of play. Berta walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.