League

Estádio Caapora
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Club São Bento's João Adolfo Cardozo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If João Adolfo Cardozo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 8 minutes into the match, Explozivos's goal looked a bit too open when Diogo Toledo came free, but Cícero Garcia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 11 minutes into the game, João Adolfo Cardozo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Cícero Garcia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Club São Bento booed when Explozivos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mathias Vale didn't get a good kick on the ball. João Adolfo Cardozo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cícero Garcia having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when João Adolfo Cardozo got free with Cícero Garcia in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedro Augusto Arósio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agenor Saraiva having to interfere. In the 29th match minute, Club São Bento was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo Renato Schmidt to maneuver through the defense. João Adolfo Cardozo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Cícero Garcia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Agenor Saraiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inácio Chaves in the 34th minute of the match. Agenor Saraiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Inácio Chaves, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Cícero Garcia made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when João Adolfo Cardozo sent off a good shot on target.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Inácio Chaves made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pedro Augusto Arósio got free with Agenor Saraiva in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Agenor Saraiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celso Pinheiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cícero Garcia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Adolfo Cardozo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Explozivos getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Celso Pinheiro hit a great ball. When João Adolfo Cardozo came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Club São Bento 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 João Adolfo Cardozo couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pedro Augusto Arósio got free with Agenor Saraiva in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 69 minutes into the match, Mathias Vale had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Agenor Saraiva. Club São Bento's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mathias Vale was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 74 minutes into the game, Mathias Vale recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Agenor Saraiva. Mathias Vale showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. Diogo Toledo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 80th minute, João Adolfo Cardozo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Club São Bento fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Agenor Saraiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Inácio Chaves, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Mathias Vale scored 2-3 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Agenor Saraiva, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 88th minute, Pedro Augusto Arósio reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Agenor Saraiva. The goal made the score 2-4. With a little luck, Club São Bento's Agenor Saraiva got control of the ball when Mathias Vale tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Club São Bento fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Explozivos were clearly better and deserved to take the win.