League

Maiquinique
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Narciso da Cunha took the kick off in the first half of the match. Carlos Fernando Lago made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clemente Castro in the 5th minute of play. In the 6thth minute of the game Narciso da Cunha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Maiquinique EC's Pedrão dos Santos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Clemente Castro hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. In the 10th minute Zé Augusto Bittencourt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedrão dos Santos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Narciso da Cunha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Maiquinique EC's zone, Raimundo Lago stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedrão dos Santos came out of the goal and Raimundo Lago tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 19th minute, Afonso Baiano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NoLimits fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Maiquinique EC's Pedrão dos Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narciso da Cunha in the 23rd minute of play. Pedrão dos Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raimundo Lago in the 27th minute of play. After some careless play in the Maiquinique EC defense, Narciso da Cunha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedrão dos Santos. The Maiquinique EC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedrão dos Santos should have stopped the shot. NoLimits's Narciso da Cunha pulled a muscle in his back after 33 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Eurico de Queiroz fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Maiquinique EC's protests and gave Eurico de Queiroz a yellow card for diving instead. NoLimits's Cristian do Vale was substituted for Narciso da Cunha. Eurico de Queiroz kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Pedrão dos Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo Lago, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 41 minutes into the match, Cristian do Vale notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Maiquinique EC's Pedrão dos Santos. Pedrão dos Santos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 46 minutes of play, NoLimits's Cristian do Vale made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedrão dos Santos was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The wind increased when Edgar Salgado made the kick off in the second half. If Raimundo Lago had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristian do Vales short, quick shot in the 58thth minute got Pedrão dos Santos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Pedrão dos Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bebeto Azevedo in the 60th minute of play. Bebeto Azevedo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedrão dos Santos having to make a save. Clemente Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Carlos Fernando Lago tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90th minute, Maiquinique EC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cristian do Vale fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Raimundo Lago sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 94 minutes into the match, Maiquinique EC's goalkeeper Pedrão dos Santos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian do Vale. NoLimits played a much better game than Maiquinique EC and deserved their victory. The Maiquinique EC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.