League

Estádio Tapiracanga
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Jorge Santana started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Gilberto Loureiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Elias Pernambucano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Pongai's Dário Sarmento got control of the ball when Haroldo Saldanha tried to sneak it across the goal line. Romário Arruda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Dário Sarmento made a huge save. 12 minutes into the match, Romário Arruda had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dário Sarmento. Pongai's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Romário Arruda was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 15 minutes in the game, Luiz Eduardo Valladares fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Dário Sarmento having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Tapiracanga's Dário Sarmento threw himself towards the right post 15 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luiz Eduardo Valladares, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Luiz Eduardo Valladares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jorge Santana's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elias Pernambucano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. Elias Pernambucano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorge Santana in the 26th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Romário Arruda got free with Dário Sarmento in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 37 minutes into the match, Jorge Santana had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elias Pernambucano. Tapiracanga's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jorge Santana was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Gilberto Loureiro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Elias Pernambucano having to make a save. In the 42nd minute Gilberto Loureiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elias Pernambucano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Eduardo Valladares in the 43rd minute of play forced Pongai's goalkeeper Dário Sarmento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Romário Arruda to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52ndth minute of the game Luiz Eduardo Valladares who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pongai's Dário Sarmento was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dário Sarmento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juvenal Albuquerque in the 53rd minute of the match. 55 minutes into the match, Tapiracanga's Luiz Eduardo Valladares sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dário Sarmento narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dário Sarmento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Eduardo Valladares in the 57th minute of the match. Gilberto Loureiro took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elias Pernambucano. Elias Pernambucano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Belmiro Vander blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Elias Pernambucano having to make a save. 70 minutes into the match, Jorge Santana dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Elias Pernambucano, 1-4. 74 minutes into the match, Pongai's goal looked a bit too open when Romário Arruda came free, but Dário Sarmento reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Haroldo Saldanha came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Tapiracanga 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 Haroldo Saldanha couldn't finish the play. Pongai's Dário Sarmento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Eduardo Valladares in the 82nd minute of play. Gilberto Loureiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 92nd minute Luiz Eduardo Valladares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dário Sarmento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tapiracanga's Romário Arruda got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Elias Pernambucano made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Gilberto Loureiro sent off a good shot on target. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Pongai eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.