League

Ajara
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5739, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Vermelho 23's Adrianinho Cruz 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. Raimundo Prestes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norberto da Silva in the 4th minute of the match. In the 4th minute, Norberto da Silva ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Raimundo Prestes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Norberto da Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raimundo Prestes having to interfere. In the 10th minute, Norberto da Silva made a precise shot to the right of Raimundo Prestes. Vermelho 23's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Jânio Baptista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Raimundo Prestes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Xanda FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Diogo da Rocha hit a great ball. The supporters of Xanda FC booed when Vermelho 23 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Carlos Duarte didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Vermelho 23 getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Elder Eger hit a great ball. Renan Paes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th minute, Zé Carlos Duarte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Xanda FC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Diogo Andrade hit a great ball. 29 minutes into the match, Xanda FC's goalkeeper Ian Melo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adrianinho Cruz. Adrianinho Cruz in the 30thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ian Melo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Ian Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruninho Baiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ian Melo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrianinho Cruz in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruninho Baiano in the 46th minute of play forced Xanda FC's goalkeeper Ian Melo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Xanda FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Norberto da Silva was the one to do the kick off. When Adrianinho Cruz fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vermelho 23's protests and gave Adrianinho Cruz a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Vermelho 23's Adrianinho Cruz got a free kick in the 55th minute. 65 minutes into the game, Bruninho Baiano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vermelho 23's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Xanda FC the free kick. A collision led to Vermelho 23 getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Bruninho Baiano hit a great ball. Xanda FC's Ian Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrianinho Cruz in the 67th minute of play. Matías Guedes came free with the goalkeeper in the 75th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Raimundo Prestes could save by the left post. In the 78th minute, Zé Carlos Duarte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Vermelho 23 getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Zé Carlos Duarte hit a great ball. Raimundo Prestes made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Norberto da Silva sent off a good shot on target. The referee felt a red card was in order, 82 minutes into the game, when Luizinho Maldini put in a rough tackle. Ian Melo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narciso Paraense in the 88th minute of the match. In the 90th minute, Matías Guedes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.