League

Cocuruto
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Genílson Pitta came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Império's Ediberto Pontes. But to his dismay, Ediberto Pontes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Júlio Donatello struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Genílson Pitta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Império. Absoluto FC's Genílson Pitta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Júlio Donatello in the 13th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edmundo Paiva got free with Luís Paulo Garcia in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Império's Luís Paulo Garcia got control of the ball when Fred Queiroz tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 17th minute, Júlio Donatello 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. After taking down the ball on Império's corner Júlio Donatello fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Genílson Pitta quite easily take care of the ball. Ediberto Pontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Genílson Pitta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dráusio Ortiz in the 27th minute of play forced Absoluto FC's goalkeeper Genílson Pitta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dráusio Ortiz struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Genílson Pitta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Império. Dráusio Ortiz struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Genílson Pitta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Império. Júlio Donatello received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Genílson Pitta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dráusio Ortiz scored 0-2 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Genílson Pitta, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 47 minutes into the match, Império's goalkeeper Luís Paulo Garcia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luan Barros. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Waldir de Godoi to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Luan Barros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Paulo Garcia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 53 minutes into the game, Umberto Marinho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Império's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Absoluto FC the free kick. In the 53rd match minute, Império was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Umberto Marinho to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Absoluto FC's Dudu Ramalho tried to score from far away in the 54th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After 59 played minutes Império got a freekick which was hit by Umberto Marinho. After 60 played minutes, Absoluto FC's Dudu Ramalho shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Luís Paulo Garcia came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Absoluto FC reached it. Umberto Marinho hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 63rd minute of the match Dudu Ramalho sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luís Paulo Garcia skillfully saved the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Waldir de Godoi notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Império's Luís Paulo Garcia. Luís Paulo Garcia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Império's Júlio Donatello got a free kick in the 68th minute. 77 minutes into the game, Júlio Donatello cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Genílson Pitta was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 1-4 became the score in the 80th minute when Dráusio Ortiz elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 87th minute, Júlio Donatello made a precise shot to the right of Genílson Pitta. Absoluto FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. Luís Paulo Garcia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luan Barros, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Absoluto FC's Genílson Pitta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dráusio Ortiz in the 94th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Império left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Absoluto FC.