League

Laia
Spectators: 7987 (Terracing: 5991, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Valdo Lucas kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd match minute, Xipoko was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arsenio Jakobe to maneuver through the defense. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Deportivo Craques fc's goalkeeper Giuseppe Silveira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With his leg Luís Eduardo Garcia managed to avoid a goal in the 9thth minute, when Deportivo Craques fc's Valdo Lucas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A well-hit corner resulted in Paul Floridong heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Luís Eduardo Garcia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdo Lucas in the 14th minute of play. Bryce Darby fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giuseppe Silveira having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Valdo Lucas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luís Eduardo Garcia was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Luís Eduardo Garcia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdo Lucas, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. 22 minutes into the match, Xipoko's goal looked a bit too open when Valdo Lucas came free, but Luís Eduardo Garcia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís Eduardo Garcia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdo Lucas in the 25th minute of the match. In the 29th minute of the match Xipoko got a corner. Deportivo Craques fc's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luan Luan ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Xipoko's Arsenio Jakobe getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Xipoko's zone, Valdo Lucas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luís Eduardo Garcia came out of the goal and Valdo Lucas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdo Lucas in the 32nd minute of play forced Xipoko's goalkeeper Luís Eduardo Garcia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Xipoko getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Nilton Ramalho hit a great ball. After 38 minutes Deportivo Craques fc's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luan Luan who took care of the corner kick. After some careless play in the Xipoko defense, Valdo Lucas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luís Eduardo Garcia. The Xipoko fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luís Eduardo Garcia should have stopped the shot. Luan Luan kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. 47 minutes into the game, Deportivo Craques fc's Valdo Lucas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luís Eduardo Garcia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cícero Cruz made a kick off. 52 minutes in the game Luan Luan did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Bryce Darby. In the 55th minute of the match, Arsenio Jakobe tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Giuseppe Silveira saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Xipoko's goalkeeper Luís Eduardo Garcia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 62 minutes into the match, Xipoko's Bryce Darby sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Giuseppe Silveira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 64 minutes into the match, Xipoko's goal looked a bit too open when Valdo Lucas came free, but Luís Eduardo Garcia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elias Glad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giuseppe Silveira having to interfere. 71 minutes into the match, Xipoko's goal looked a bit too open when Valdo Lucas came free, but Luís Eduardo Garcia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís Eduardo Garcia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdo Lucas, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Luan Luan got a throw-in 76 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Arsenio Jakobe. Vito Batista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 79th minute of the game Luan Luan made a throw-in which Elias Glad played forward. After 84 minutes of play, Deportivo Craques fc's Valdo Lucas made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luís Eduardo Garcia was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 87th minute, Vito Batista ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Giuseppe Silveira was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Vito Batista struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Giuseppe Silveira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Xipoko. Many of Xipoko's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Xipoko may have spent more time on the ball, but Deportivo Craques fc were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.