League

Falcões Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Curva de Rio's Marcos Arruda 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. Luan de Toledo in the 4thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Romeu Velasco, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 6th minute, Tiago Moraes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 7th minute, Luan de Toledo made a precise shot to the right of Romeu Velasco. Curva de Rio's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Curva de Rio's goalkeeper Romeu Velasco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 19 played minutes Curva de Rio got a freekick which was hit by Dadá Secco. Romeu Velasco made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Luan de Toledo sent off a good shot on target. Romeu Velasco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enéas Furtado, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. When Hero Saints Fc's Afonso Jacinto in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Curva de Rio's goalie prevented a goal. Romeu Velasco made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Luan de Toledo sent off a good shot on target. In the 32nd minute, Marcos Arruda made a precise shot to the right of Válter Secco. Hero Saints Fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Hero Saints Fc's Luan de Toledo got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Curva de Rio's Tiago Moraes got a free kick in the 41st minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Enéas Furtado made a kick off. Romeu Velasco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luan de Toledo in the 52nd minute of the match. Romeu Velasco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luan de Toledo's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. Jano Medeiros took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Válter Secco. Válter Secco dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Enéas Furtado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romeu Velasco having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, Luan de Toledo 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 69 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Hero Saints Fc! The referee gave Curva de Rio a penalty, 71 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ademar Viana, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Hero Saints Fc's Válter Secco. 1-3. When Hero Saints Fc's Luan de Toledo in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Curva de Rio's goalie prevented a goal. Válter Secco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jano Medeiros in the 84th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enéas Furtado in the 88th minute of play forced Curva de Rio's goalkeeper Romeu Velasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Curva de Rio getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Dadá Secco hit a great ball. In the 90th minute Luan de Toledo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romeu Velasco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Curva de Rio walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.