League

Estádio Irati
Spectators: 6510 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 10) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when José Maria de Amorim took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 played minutes Dragon Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Dedê de Moraes. In the 5th minute, Jano Moura 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. Acácio Zonta hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Jano Moura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leopoldo da Mata having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Cauan Velasco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. José Maria de Amorim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco de Almeida having to interfere. Cauan Velasco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Dragon Futebol Clube's Dedê de Moraes got a free kick in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Silva in the 30th minute of play forced Dragon Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Marco de Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. José Maria de Amorim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco de Almeida having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Neymarinho's Acácio Zonta got a free kick in the 34th minute. Valério França took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 35th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Leopoldo da Mata. Neymarinho's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Marco de Almeida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Maria de Amorim in the 38th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Maria de Amorim in the 42nd minute of play forced Dragon Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Marco de Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the game, Hermínio Luz recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Leopoldo da Mata. Hermínio Luz showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, José Maria de Amorim managed to get in a good position for a shot. Neymarinho's supporters rose to their feet, but José Maria de Amorim was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marco de Almeida breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jorge Silva who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 54thth minute tested the skills of Marco de Almeida when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Dragon Futebol Clube's defense didn't have a chance, in the 56th minute, when José Maria de Amorim scored to the left of an out of position Marco de Almeida, making the score, 1-1. Hortêncio Teles recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Dragon Futebol Clube's Marco de Almeida got control of the ball when Jorge Silva tried to sneak it across the goal line. Neymarinho's Cauan Velasco got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Dragon Futebol Clube's Marco de Almeida got control of the ball when Jorge Silva tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hudson Cearense charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hudson Cearense the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hudson Cearense kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. José Maria de Amorim could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Marco de Almeida made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Dragon Futebol Clube's zone, José Maria de Amorim stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco de Almeida came out of the goal and José Maria de Amorim tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 1-3 became the score in the 77th minute when Jorge Silva elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 82 minutes into the match, Neymarinho's José Maria de Amorim sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marco de Almeida narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marco de Almeida was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jorge Silva showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-5 in the 89 minute of play. Marco de Almeida stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of José Maria de Amorim's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. Neymarinho's José Maria de Amorim got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Neymarinho'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.