League

Old Traford Canoas
Spectators: 7723 (Terracing: 5793, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Engenheiros da Vila's Geraldo Fernandez 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. A collision led to Engenheiros da Vila getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Gernando Sarmento hit a great ball. If Flávio Mineiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Francisco Alagoano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sérgio Jacinto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francisco Alagoano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geraldo Fernandez in the 17th minute of the match. Jarbas Porto hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. After having played for 33 minutes, Gernando Sarmento managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Engenheiros da Vila's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gernando Sarmento was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 45 minutes into the match, Vicente Ferraz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eriberto Queirós. Engenheiros da Vila's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vicente Ferraz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After the first half Palmares Futebol Clube were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jo Calleri stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Eriberto Queirós made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vicente Ferraz in the 53rd minute. Geraldo Fernandez scored 1-1 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Francisco Alagoano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 59 minutes into the match, Palmares Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Sérgio Jacinto came free, but Francisco Alagoano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 60th minute of the match Engenheiros da Vila got a corner. Palmares Futebol Clube's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gernando Sarmento ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Gernando Sarmento almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Palmares Futebol Clube's Francisco Alagoano did a great save. A collision led to Palmares Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Jo Calleri hit a great ball. 64 minutes into the game, Sérgio Jacinto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Francisco Alagoano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 71st minute Sérgio Jacinto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Alagoano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Palmares Futebol Clube's Francisco Alagoano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sérgio Jacinto in the 75th minute of play. In the 81st minute, João Carlos Antunes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute, Geraldo Fernandez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Engenheiros da Vila fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sérgio Jacinto in the 89th minute of play forced Palmares Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Francisco Alagoano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Sérgio Jacinto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Francisco Alagoano. Palmares Futebol Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sérgio Jacinto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. After 94 played minutes Engenheiros da Vila got a freekick which was hit by Sture Vik. The long shot by Vicente Ferraz in the 95th minute really tested Eriberto Queirós's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. There was no doubt that Engenheiros da Vila were the better team. Engenheiros da Vila's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.