League

Arcelino
Spectators: 7209 (Terracing: 5409, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) João Augusto Barral made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th match minute, Guapaba EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remo Marinho to maneuver through the defense. Aníbal Rossi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zé Augusto Marquez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. If Guga Souto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With his leg Zé Augusto Marquez managed to avoid a goal in the 11thth minute, when Sport Club Francana's Guga Souto fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 13th minute João Augusto Barral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cleiton Massa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sport Club Francana's Guga Souto got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Guga Souto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Guga Souto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Zé Augusto Marquez made a huge save. 26 minutes into the match, Sport Club Francana's Guga Souto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zé Augusto Marquez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Amauri Perez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 37 minutes, Guga Souto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sport Club Francana's supporters crossed their fingers, but Guga Souto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cafu da Silveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Zé Augusto Marquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Guga Souto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Guga Souto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 47 minutes into the match, Sport Club Francana's Cafu da Silveira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zé Augusto Marquez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Guga Souto made the kick off in the second half. Guapaba EC's Zé Augusto Marquez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guga Souto in the 52nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Guga Souto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zé Augusto Marquez was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. After having played for 61 minutes, Guga Souto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sport Club Francana's supporters crossed their fingers, but Guga Souto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 64th minute, Mané Netto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sport Club Francana's Guga Souto got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zé Augusto Marquez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guga Souto in the 70th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, Guga Souto made a precise shot to the right of Zé Augusto Marquez. Guapaba EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. When Guga Souto came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Sport Club Francana 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 Guga Souto couldn't finish the play. 77 minutes into the match, Guapaba EC's goal looked a bit too open when Guga Souto came free, but Zé Augusto Marquez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guga Souto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zé Augusto Marquez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guga Souto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sport Club Francana walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.