League

Maracanã
Spectators: 7274 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Reginaldo Pitta kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fabiano Couto during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After some careless play in the FLAlemanha defense, Fabiano Couto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elder Saraiva. The FLAlemanha fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elder Saraiva should have stopped the shot. Raúl Mineiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Real Saint FC's Ruy Albuquerque got a free kick in the 16th minute. Guga Ortiz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Elder Saraiva having to make a save. 20 minutes into the match, Fabiano Couto notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of FLAlemanha's Elder Saraiva. Elder Saraiva was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Eliézer Alcântara came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Real Saint FC 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 Eliézer Alcântara couldn't finish the play. Elder Saraiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabiano Couto in the 29th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Real Saint FC's Fabiano Couto got a free kick in the 31st minute. In the 37th match minute, Real Saint FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clóvis Cosme to maneuver through the defense. When Ruy Albuquerque fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Real Saint FC's protests and gave Ruy Albuquerque a yellow card for diving instead. When Ruy Albuquerque 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, Real Saint FC's Ruy Albuquerque got a free kick in the 44th minute. Raúl Mineiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Betinho Xavier. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Raúl Mineiro ran back to his position shaking his head.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eliézer Alcântara stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. FLAlemanha's Elder Saraiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliézer Alcântara in the 52nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Tadeu Peres managed to get in a good position for a shot. FLAlemanha's supporters rose to their feet, but Tadeu Peres was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Betinho Xavier breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Eliézer Alcântara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Saint FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Eliézer Alcântara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elder Saraiva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Real Saint FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Cristian Freitas hit a great ball. Betinho Xavier stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Reginaldo Pitta's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Reginaldo Pitta in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Betinho Xavier saved Real Saint FC from getting behind. When the match clock showed 76 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Reginaldo Pitta sped through Real Saint FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Betinho Xavier. Eliézer Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Eliézer Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Reginaldo Pitta in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Betinho Xavier prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Eliézer Alcântara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elder Saraiva having to interfere. Real Saint FC were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.