League

Francisco
Spectators: 6423 (Terracing: 5423, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jânio Braga made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Nilton Paiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The throw-in from Artur Prestes in the 10th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Descalvados SS's José Paulista. 12 minutes into the match, Elder Neto dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Erivaldo Leme, 1-0. Erivaldo Leme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elder Neto, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. After 18 minutes Descalvados SS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Zé Roberto Ferraz who took care of the corner kick. Basílio Messias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Elder Neto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hernani de Medeiros's late challenge caught a 9 de abril fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hernani de Medeiros helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Descalvados SS getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Hernani de Medeiros hit a great ball. Jânio Braga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Erivaldo Leme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elder Neto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 38 played minutes Descalvados SS got a freekick which was hit by José Paulista. Erivaldo Leme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elder Neto in the 44th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Elder Neto to make the kick off. Erivaldo Leme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cícero de Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute Elder Neto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erivaldo Leme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Robinho Varela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erivaldo Leme having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Basílio Messias in the 59th minute of play forced Descalvados SS's goalkeeper Erivaldo Leme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erivaldo Leme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elder Neto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute Elder Neto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erivaldo Leme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute, Hernani de Medeiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Descalvados SS's Nilton Paiva got a free kick in the 74th minute. 76 minutes into the match, Cícero de Almeida notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Descalvados SS's Erivaldo Leme. Erivaldo Leme was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Erivaldo Leme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cícero de Almeida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 80 minutes, Umberto Domingues mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Descalvados SS and the 9 de abril fc players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Descalvados SS getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Umberto Domingues hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Cícero de Almeida's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erivaldo Leme was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. After 84 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Descalvados SS! In the 87th minute there was a penalty for 9 de abril fc. Zé Roberto Ferraz stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Erivaldo Leme. 3-0. In the 93rd minute, Elder Neto made a precise shot to the right of Erivaldo Leme. Descalvados SS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. After a rather tough play, 9 de abril fc's Robinho Varela got a free kick in the 97th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. 9 de abril fc fully deserved thier win.