League

Imperio
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Silas Oliveira started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Silas Oliveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armando Moreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar Donato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mococa EC's goalkeeper Aírton de Barros, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Silas Oliveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Aírton de Barros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aírton de Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silas Oliveira in the 26th minute of the match. Leonel de Lara hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. In the 32nd minute, Marcus Couto made a precise shot to the right of Aírton de Barros. Mococa EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After 39 minutes, Diamantino Veiga mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sinop and the Mococa EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Diamantino Veiga hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. When Diamantino Veiga was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 43 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Sinop's Diamantino Veiga got a free kick in the 44th minute. Naldo Pombal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Armando Moreira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Silas Oliveira in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aírton de Barros saved Mococa EC from getting behind. In the 56th minute, Marcus Couto 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. Silas Oliveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aírton de Barros having to interfere. Marcus Couto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aírton de Barros having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Marcus Couto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sinop's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcus Couto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aírton de Barros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Marcus Couto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sinop's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcus Couto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aírton de Barros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Evandro Souza fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mococa EC's protests and gave Evandro Souza a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Mococa EC's Evandro Souza got a free kick in the 71st minute. 74 minutes into the match, Marcus Couto notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Mococa EC's Aírton de Barros. Aírton de Barros was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Adrianinho Eger took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 77th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Aírton de Barros. Mococa EC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 80th minute, Osvaldinho da Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute, Marcus Couto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sinop fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. If Marcus Couto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aírton de Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raí de Lara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Silas Oliveira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sinop's supporters rose to their feet, but Silas Oliveira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aírton de Barros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sinop's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.