League

Estádio do Canaveral
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Arlindo Lima made the kick off and thus started the match. Vivaldo Motta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Vianna, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Chiquinho Fantini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Vivaldo Motta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, Desportivo Apollo XIII's goal looked a bit too open when Caetano Cerezo came free, but Víktor de Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arlindo Lima in the 13th minute of play forced Desportivo Apollo XIII's goalkeeper Víktor de Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Verdes SS defense, Fernando Paraibano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vivaldo Motta. The Verdes SS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vivaldo Motta should have stopped the shot. Chiquinho Fantini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Desportivo Apollo XIII booed when Verdes SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Walmyr Marinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. 26 minutes into the match, Arlindo Lima notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Desportivo Apollo XIII's Víktor de Souza. Víktor de Souza was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Eduardo Vianna could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Vivaldo Motta made a huge save. Caetano Cerezo took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Víktor de Souza. Víktor de Souza 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caetano Cerezo in the 37th minute of play forced Desportivo Apollo XIII's goalkeeper Víktor de Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Desportivo Apollo XIII's goal looked a bit too open when Arlindo Lima came free, but Víktor de Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vivaldo Motta didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Caio Machado went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Desportivo Apollo XIII's Eduardo Vianna got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fernando Paraibano was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute Arlindo Lima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Víktor de Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th minute, Eduardo Vianna 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. When Fernando Paraibano came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Desportivo Apollo XIII 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 Fernando Paraibano couldn't finish the play. 68 minutes into the match, Caetano Cerezo notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Desportivo Apollo XIII's Víktor de Souza. Víktor de Souza was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arlindo Lima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th minute, Arlindo Lima 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. The supporters of Verdes SS booed when Desportivo Apollo XIII was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Caio Machado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Víktor de Souza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Caetano Cerezo in the 80th minute. In the 81st minute, Arlindo Lima made a precise shot to the right of Víktor de Souza. Desportivo Apollo XIII's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. After 89 played minutes, Desportivo Apollo XIII's Caio Machado shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vivaldo Motta 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 Desportivo Apollo XIII reached it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fernando Paraibano in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vivaldo Motta saved Verdes SS from getting behind. In the 95th minute of the match, Arlindo Lima tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Víktor de Souza saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line.