League

Esperança Park
Spectators: 7970 (Terracing: 5979, Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 158) Guilherme Wisnewski started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Otávio Sanches took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrézinho das Neves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Slavo FC were furious when Clodoveo Chabier was red carded, 8 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 7th minute of the game. One of Slavo FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Esperança FC:s goal. 12 minutes into the match, Slavo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Andrézinho das Neves came free, but Otávio Sanches reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Deivid Teles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Otávio Sanches tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Otávio Sanches made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrézinho das Neves in the 20th minute of play. Otávio Sanches made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrézinho das Neves in the 25th minute of play. Esperança FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Adilson de Alcântara in the 26th minute. After taking down the ball on Esperança FC's corner Adilson de Alcântara fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Otávio Sanches quite easily take care of the ball. When Slavo FC's Seth Timiney in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Esperança FC's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Esperança FC's Andrézinho das Neves slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Otávio Sanches. That made the score 1-0 after 34 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrézinho das Neves in the 37th minute of play forced Slavo FC's goalkeeper Otávio Sanches to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th match minute, Slavo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Washington Lopes to maneuver through the defense. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Luís de Moraes to strike the kick off in the second half. Seth Timiney received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Fabiano Saldanha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 59 minutes, Andrézinho das Neves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esperança FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andrézinho das Neves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luís de Moraes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Otávio Sanches having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrézinho das Neves in the 63rd minute of play forced Slavo FC's goalkeeper Otávio Sanches to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Wiliam Figueiredo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Otávio Sanches made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís de Moraes in the 66th minute of play. Fabiano Saldanha made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Wiliam Figueiredo sent off a good shot on target. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Slavo FC's goalkeeper Otávio Sanches, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 72 played minutes Slavo FC got a freekick which was hit by Valdemar de Souza. Deivid Teles hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. If Diguinho Chaves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Slavo FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Edu Queiroz hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrézinho das Neves in the 83rd minute of play forced Slavo FC's goalkeeper Otávio Sanches to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Esperança FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Adilson de Alcântara hit a great ball. 93 minutes into the match, Esperança FC's goalkeeper Fabiano Saldanha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Seth Timiney. The supporters of Slavo FC booed when Esperança FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Alberto Macedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Esperança FC had won after a very even match.