League

Empocado
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute, Pedro Luiz Schmidt fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Pedro Luiz Schmidt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Empocado's supporters rose to their feet, but Pedro Luiz Schmidt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodrigo Galatto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 13 minutes into the match, S.C Corinthians Paulista's goalkeeper Rodrigo Galatto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pedro Luiz Schmidt. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Empocado's goalkeeper Wiliam Castro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rodrigo Galatto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nicolas Siqueira went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 22nd minute Bernardinho Quintal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Galatto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to S.C Corinthians Paulista getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Elivélton Gerber hit a great ball. The supporters of Empocado booed when S.C Corinthians Paulista was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cafu Donatello didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 36 minutes, Nicolas Siqueira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Empocado's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicolas Siqueira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nicolas Siqueira got free with Rodrigo Galatto in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Empocado's Nicolas Siqueira got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Siqueira in the 50th minute of play forced S.C Corinthians Paulista's goalkeeper Rodrigo Galatto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. S.C Corinthians Paulista's Rodrigo Galatto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolas Siqueira in the 51st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in S.C Corinthians Paulista's zone, Nicolas Siqueira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rodrigo Galatto came out of the goal and Nicolas Siqueira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Nicolas Siqueira came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Empocado fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nicolas Siqueira couldn't finish the play. 61 minutes into the match, S.C Corinthians Paulista's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Luiz Schmidt came free, but Rodrigo Galatto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Erasmo Salles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wiliam Castro having to interfere. With a little luck, Empocado's Wiliam Castro got control of the ball when Dito Fontes tried to sneak it across the goal line. The S.C Corinthians Paulista fans' excitement grew in the 71st match minute when S.C Corinthians Paulista's Erasmo Salles looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Rodrigo Galatto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardinho Quintal in the 76th minute of play. After a rather tough play, S.C Corinthians Paulista's Cafu Donatello got a free kick in the 77th minute. 81 minutes into the match, Empocado's Pedro Luiz Schmidt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rodrigo Galatto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Fernandez in the 84th minute of play forced S.C Corinthians Paulista's goalkeeper Rodrigo Galatto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the S.C Corinthians Paulista defense, Bernardinho Quintal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rodrigo Galatto. The S.C Corinthians Paulista fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rodrigo Galatto should have stopped the shot. Wiliam Castro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erasmo Salles in the 90th minute of the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Empocado fully deserved thier win.