League

Salamander Stadium
Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) Shanghai FC's Pedro Paulo Fonseca 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. Tostão Lopes succeeded in the game's 4th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. Pedro Augusto Mazza charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedro Augusto Mazza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Pedro Augusto Mazza kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Guilherme Luis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dráuzio Hermes in the 18thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ediberto de Alcântara, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tostão Lopes in the 19th minute of play forced Shanghai FC's goalkeeper Ediberto de Alcântara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ediberto de Alcântara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tostão Lopes in the 22nd minute of the match. With a little luck, Shanghai FC's Ediberto de Alcântara got control of the ball when Dráuzio Hermes tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 29 played minutes Shanghai FC got a freekick which was hit by Washington Neto. With a little luck, Shanghai FC's Ediberto de Alcântara got control of the ball when Dráuzio Hermes tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Paulo Fonseca in the 35th minute of play forced Salamander MZ Brasil's goalkeeper Luiz Eduardo Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Dráuzio Hermes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

Tostão Lopes struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Ediberto de Alcântara didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Salamander MZ Brasil. 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by Shanghai FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nilson Paraibano was slow to take the kick. During this time Salamander MZ Brasil's players had a chance to rest. After some careless play in the Shanghai FC defense, Dráuzio Hermes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ediberto de Alcântara. The Shanghai FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ediberto de Alcântara should have stopped the shot. Ediberto de Alcântara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dráuzio Hermes in the 63rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Pedro Paulo Fonseca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luiz Eduardo Abreu was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. After 69 minutes, Luís Fernando Prestes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Shanghai FC and the Salamander MZ Brasil players grew even worse after the yellow card. Luís Fernando Prestes hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Vânderson Eger kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. After 79 played minutes Shanghai FC got a freekick which was hit by Washington Neto. Washington Neto hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 87th minute, Dráuzio Hermes 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. In the 89thth minute of the game Dráuzio Hermes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Shanghai FC's Ediberto de Alcântara was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 91 minutes of play Shanghai FC's Luís Fernando Prestes was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, Shanghai FC's Luís Fernando Prestes got a free kick in the 92nd minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Shanghai FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Salamander MZ Brasil.