League

Pedralva
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Meister F.C.'s Eugênio Favoretto 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 a rather tough play, Pedralva SS's Leonardo Santana got a free kick in the 5th minute. Maurício Arantes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugênio Favoretto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedralva SS's Maurício Arantes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Luiz Amaral in the 11th minute of play. Vito Maranhense was out of position in the 12 minute of play, and Kléberson da Silveira capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kléberson da Silveira really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Maurício Arantes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zézinho Neves's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Carlos Alberto Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Zézinho Neves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maurício Arantes was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. 21 minutes into the game, Leonardo Santana cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Vito Maranhense was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Eugênio Favoretto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Maurício Arantes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zézinho Neves, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 34 minutes into the game, Meister F.C.'s Eugênio Favoretto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Maurício Arantes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. 37 minutes into the match, Pedralva SS's goal looked a bit too open when Zézinho Neves came free, but Maurício Arantes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kléberson da Silveira got free with Vito Maranhense in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carlos Alberto Andrade stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Kléberson da Silveira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pedralva SS's supporters rose to their feet, but Kléberson da Silveira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vito Maranhense breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Carlos Alberto Andrade struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Vito Maranhense didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pedralva SS. Carlos Alberto Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Vito Maranhense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eugênio Favoretto was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 66th minute. Meister F.C.'s manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. With an all-out effort, Meister F.C.'s Maurício Arantes threw himself towards the right post 69 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Eugênio Favoretto, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Vito Maranhense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Alberto Andrade in the 73rd minute of the match. Vito Maranhense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kléberson da Silveira, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. A collision led to Pedralva SS getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Leonardo Santana hit a great ball. Maurício Arantes made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Zézinho Neves sent off a good shot on target. Maurício Arantes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugênio Favoretto, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Carlos Alberto Andrade scored 3-1 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vito Maranhense, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Pedralva SS getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Fausto Pimenta hit a great ball. Meister F.C.'s Renan Prestes got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Meister F.C.'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.