League

Estádio Caipora
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ramón Peixoto took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vágner Lira during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If João Vítor Miranda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 16th minute, Ramón Peixoto made a precise shot to the right of Luís Fábio Dante. Caipora EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Barraquinha's zone, Vágner Lira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Douglas Pernambucano came out of the goal and Vágner Lira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When José Vítor Linhares came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Caipora EC 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 José Vítor Linhares couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Caipora EC booed when Barraquinha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geovani Marques didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 28th minute, Geovani Marques hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Barraquinha's Douglas Pernambucano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Barraquinha from getting a goal against them. After 31 played minutes Barraquinha got a freekick which was hit by Geovani Marques. Gláuber Varela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When José Vítor Linhares came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Caipora EC 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 José Vítor Linhares couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that José Vítor Linhares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Douglas Pernambucano was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Douglas Pernambucano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of José Vítor Linhares's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. After 45th play minutes José Vítor Linhares shot 2-1, a short shot which went by Douglas Pernambucano and just under the crossbar into goal. 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.

Douglas Pernambucano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Vítor Linhares in the 56th minute of play. Fausto Falcão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Luís Fábio Dante tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ramón Peixoto kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Gláuber Varela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 75 played minutes Ramón Peixoto rounded Caipora EC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-2. Caipora EC's José Vítor Linhares got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Caipora EC's Vágner Lira got a free kick in the 89th minute. Emílio Borges was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 90th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Luís Fábio Dante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramón Peixoto in the 96th minute of the match.