League

Gigante do Vale
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) XV de Indaial's Ovidio Raymundo 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. 0-1 became the score in the 8th minute when Carlos Alberto Soares elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Carlos Alberto Soares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Osmar Antunes was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. 11 minutes in the game, Carlos Alberto Soares dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. The audience was convinced that Carlos Alberto Soares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Osmar Antunes was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Osmar Antunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Alberto Soares in the 14th minute of the match. After 15 played minutes XV de Indaial got a freekick which was hit by Vitinho Abreu. In the 20th minute Carlos Alberto Soares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osmar Antunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 21 minutes into the game, Vicente Valladares threw the ball into play from the sideline. XV de Indaial's Sílvio Linares quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 24th minute, Altay Timurkan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 25 minutes, Benjamim Alvarenga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Catugi FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benjamim Alvarenga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Osmar Antunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Soares in the 28th minute of play. Osmar Antunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabiano Maranhense in the 33rd minute of the match. A collision led to Catugi FC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Vicente Valladares hit a great ball. 42 minutes into the game, Ovidio Raymundo lined in a short shot 1-2 behind a frustrated Reko Nybacka. In the 48thth minute of the game Carlos Alberto Soares who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but XV de Indaial's Osmar Antunes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carlos Alberto Soares to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, one of XV de Indaial:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Catugi FC a penalty, 52 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Benjamim Alvarenga, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of XV de Indaial's Osmar Antunes. 1-3. Osmar Antunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Alberto Soares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 60th minute, Fabiano Maranhense ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Osmar Antunes was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. 66 minutes into the match, Catugi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ovidio Raymundo came free, but Reko Nybacka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When XV de Indaial's Ovidio Raymundo in 66 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Reko Nybacka guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Osmar Antunes was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Carlos Alberto Soares showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-5 in the 74 minute of play. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Carlos Alberto Soares put it in 1-6 from a short distance just to the right of Osmar Antunes. Fabiano Maranhense who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 81stth minute tested the skills of Osmar Antunes when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 83 minutes XV de Indaial's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Benjamim Alvarenga who took care of the corner kick. João Augusto Queiroz tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Osmar Antunes. An unnecessary self made goal, 1-7 in the 83rd minute. Fabiano Maranhense scored 1-8 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Osmar Antunes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, XV de Indaial's Altay Timurkan got a free kick in the 93rd minute. In the 94th minute, a hard, long distance shot from Benjamim Alvarenga hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. Catugi FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.