League

Casca de castanha
Spectators: 7192 (Terracing: 5395, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fellipe Amaral kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Cipriano Ortiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Basílio Sarmento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Esporte clube Castanha getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Maurinho Diniz hit a great ball. After having played for 18 minutes, Cipriano Ortiz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cahem's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cipriano Ortiz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Cahem booed when Esporte clube Castanha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maurinho Diniz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Osvaldinho Alves hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. In the 21st minute, Oscar Passos 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. Célio Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fellipe Amaral in the 23rd minute of the match. When Cahem's Oscar Passos in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Esporte clube Castanha's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Cahem's zone, Lauro Mattos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Célio Branco came out of the goal and Lauro Mattos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Esporte clube Castanha's goalkeeper Basílio Sarmento, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oscar Passos in the 36th minute of play forced Esporte clube Castanha's goalkeeper Basílio Sarmento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esporte clube Castanha's Fellipe Amaral got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Lauro Mattos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 43 minutes into the match, Cahem's goal looked a bit too open when Fellipe Amaral came free, but Célio Branco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Oscar Passos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Cipriano Ortiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oscar Passos in the 58th minute of play forced Esporte clube Castanha's goalkeeper Basílio Sarmento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Oscar Passos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Basílio Sarmento was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. In the 63rd match minute, Cahem was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ismael Velloso to maneuver through the defense. 67 minutes into the game, Zé Pernambucano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Esporte clube Castanha's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cahem the free kick. In the 68th minute, Benjamim Cruz fired a really elegant long shot, but Basílio Sarmento threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. 70 minutes into the match, Cahem's Cipriano Ortiz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Basílio Sarmento narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Walmyr Soares charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Walmyr Soares the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Walmyr Soares hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Cahem's Cipriano Ortiz got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Esporte clube Castanha's goalkeeper Basílio Sarmento, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Cahem walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.