League

Mané Garrincha
Spectators: 7678 (Terracing: 5759, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Falcão de Andrade made the kick off and thus started the match. Ivan Bobrov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Décio Messias in the 5th minute of play. In the 7th minute, Falcão de Andrade made a precise shot to the right of Cacá Maciel. Sipo EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Ivan Bobrov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdir Arósio, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 19th match minute, Bola Murcha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Naldo Sousa to maneuver through the defense. Remigio Gilabert kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Décio Messias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivan Bobrov was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. In the 25th match minute, Bola Murcha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Falcão de Andrade to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdir Arósio in the 27th minute of play forced Bola Murcha's goalkeeper Ivan Bobrov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oscar Luz charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oscar Luz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 31st minute, Oscar Luz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cacá Maciel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Falcão de Andrade in the 31st minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Bola Murcha's goal looked a bit too open when Décio Messias came free, but Ivan Bobrov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Décio Messias struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Ivan Bobrov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sipo EC. When Sipo EC's Valdir Arósio in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bola Murcha's goalie prevented a goal. Hermínio Rosado hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Bola Murcha's Qu Jun Fei tried to score from far away in the 40th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 43 minutes into the game, Sipo EC's Décio Messias nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ivan Bobrov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Cacá Maciel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qu Jun Fei in the 46th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

After a rather tough play, Sipo EC's Hermínio Rosado got a free kick in the 51st minute. 53 minutes into the game, Bola Murcha's Falcão de Andrade nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cacá Maciel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 56th minute Oscar Luz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Bobrov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cirilo Etxekopar received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cacá Maciel came out and tried to block the shot, but Cirilo Etxekopar slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 57th minute. 59 minutes into the game, Tomás Travassos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bola Murcha's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sipo EC the free kick. Cirilo Etxekopar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Cacá Maciel made a huge save. Ivan Bobrov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Paulo Prata in the 63rd minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Bola Murcha's goal looked a bit too open when José Paulo Prata came free, but Ivan Bobrov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivan Bobrov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Décio Messias in the 65th minute of play. Ivan Bobrov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdir Arósio in the 66th minute of the match. Ivan Bobrov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Décio Messias in the 67th minute of the match. In the 67th minute, Décio Messias made a precise shot to the right of Ivan Bobrov. Bola Murcha's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. In the 69th minute, Renan Luz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fred Furlan kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Ivan Bobrov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Paulo Prata, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 73 minutes into the match, Bola Murcha's goal looked a bit too open when José Paulo Prata came free, but Ivan Bobrov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hermínio Rosado hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Ivan Bobrov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermínio Rosado in the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Paulo Prata in the 83rd minute of play forced Bola Murcha's goalkeeper Ivan Bobrov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Bola Murcha's goal looked a bit too open when Décio Messias came free, but Ivan Bobrov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 95 minutes, Hermínio Rosado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sipo EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hermínio Rosado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Bola Murcha walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.