League

Estádio Mataripe
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Cachaco EC's Giovanni Peres 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. After 2 minutes, Amílton de Queiroz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mataripe SS and the Cachaco EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Amílton de Queiroz hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Cachaco EC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Elano Leite 11 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. After 17 played minutes Mataripe SS got a freekick which was hit by Adriano Breckenfeld. Roger Moreira hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. If Elano do Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 41stth minute of the game Elano Leite who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cachaco EC's Delfim Santos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Elano do Vale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Delfim Santos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Elano Leite managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mataripe SS's supporters rose to their feet, but Elano Leite was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Delfim Santos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Elano do Vale in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Delfim Santos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 52 minutes into the game, Natã Fernandez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cachaco EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mataripe SS the free kick. The supporters of Mataripe SS booed when Cachaco EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Natã Fernandez didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 53rd minute Elano Leite shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Delfim Santos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elano do Vale scored 2-0 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Delfim Santos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Elano Leite had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elano do Vale sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Elano Leite had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Elano do Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 71 minutes into the match, Mataripe SS's Elano Leite sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Delfim Santos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Through an outstanding action, after 74 minutes, Erik de Sousa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After some careless play in the Mataripe SS defense, Giovanni Peres kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Erik de Sousa. The Mataripe SS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Erik de Sousa should have stopped the shot. When Elano do Vale came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Mataripe SS 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 Elano do Vale couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Ivo Pombal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cachaco EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ivo Pombal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Erik de Sousa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 89th minute, Elano Leite made a precise shot to the right of Delfim Santos. Cachaco EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Elano do Vale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Delfim Santos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Delfim Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elano Leite in the 96th minute of the match. Mataripe SS'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.