League

Rio de Janeiro
Spectators: 7677 (Terracing: 5758, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Betão Moraes got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Figueirense - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Evandro Dracena had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benjamin Brereton. Dedé Salles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dedé Salles in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Evandro Dracena saved Figueirense - FSCMZ from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benjamin Brereton got free with Evandro Dracena in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Leonel Seco kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Marcelinho Quadros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Betão Moraes, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. If Faustão Valladares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Evandro Dracena was out of position in the 22 minute of play, and Leonel Seco capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Leonel Seco really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind A. A. SAQUAREMA's goalkeeper Marcelinho Quadros, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to A. A. SAQUAREMA getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Valdomiro Sabóia hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Zé Barreto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Figueirense - FSCMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Zé Barreto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcelinho Quadros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marcelinho Quadros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faustão Valladares in the 29th minute of the match. Marcelinho Quadros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Betão Moraes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 31 minutes, Faustão Valladares mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Figueirense - FSCMZ and the A. A. SAQUAREMA players grew even worse after the yellow card. Marcelinho Quadros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chico Ceresso, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 35th minute of the game. One of A. A. SAQUAREMA:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Figueirense - FSCMZ:s goal. After 41 played minutes Figueirense - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Faustão Valladares. Evandro Dracena acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 42nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Sidnei Mesquita. 45 minutes into the match, Dedé Salles dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Evandro Dracena, 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Benjamin Brereton stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Evandro Dracena didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Benjamin Brereton went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. After 56 minutes, André Simões made it 4-1 with a short kick to the right side. Figueirense - FSCMZ's Evandro Dracena tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waldir Fernandez in the 59th minute of play forced Figueirense - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Evandro Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dedé Salles in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Evandro Dracena prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Evandro Dracena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin Brereton in the 64th minute of the match. Evandro Dracena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Simões, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Reginaldo Maia kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Evandro Dracena stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dedé Salles's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. In the 71st minute, Betão Moraes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Figueirense - FSCMZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. After a rather tough play, A. A. SAQUAREMA's Valdomiro Sabóia got a free kick in the 78th minute. Benjamin Brereton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Evandro Dracena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute André Simões shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evandro Dracena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Benjamin Brereton fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A. A. SAQUAREMA's protests and gave Benjamin Brereton a yellow card for diving instead. Benjamin Brereton hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. The supporters of A. A. SAQUAREMA booed when Figueirense - FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chico Ceresso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Evandro Dracena stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benjamin Brereton's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. In the 92nd minute Benjamin Brereton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evandro Dracena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Evandro Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Brereton in the 94th minute of play. Evandro Dracena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Simões in the 95th minute of the match. A. A. SAQUAREMA's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.