League

Cupia
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Flavinho Ceresso took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ademir Bezerra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Falcão Duarte having to interfere. 5 minutes into the game, Amadeu Pinheiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aroeiral SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cupia the free kick. Amadeu Pinheiro kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Falcão Duarte made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Lúcio Fantini sent off a good shot on target. Lúcio Fantini hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 23rd match minute, Aroeiral SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amadeu Pinheiro to maneuver through the defense. Ademir Bezerra blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Falcão Duarte having to make a save. 28 minutes into the game, Cupia's Lúcio Fantini nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Falcão Duarte made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. The supporters of Cupia booed when Aroeiral SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amadeu Pinheiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luís Prata came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Aroeiral SC's Alfredinho Pena. But to his dismay, Alfredinho Pena quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Luís Prata came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by Aroeiral SC's Flavinho Ceresso. But to his dismay, Flavinho Ceresso quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Alfredinho Pena's late challenge caught a Cupia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alfredinho Pena helped the player get up and apologised. Alfredinho Pena hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pedro Augusto Marques stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Erasmo Paes charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Erasmo Paes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 51st match minute, Cupia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erasmo Paes to maneuver through the defense. Erasmo Paes struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Falcão Duarte didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cupia. If Erasmo Paes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amadeu Pinheiro hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. When Robinho Maia fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Aroeiral SC's protests and gave Robinho Maia a yellow card for diving instead. Robinho Maia hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. If Lúcio Fantini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th minute, Erasmo Paes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cupia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Falcão Duarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lúcio Fantini in the 77th minute of play. Luís Prata made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rafael Rocha in the 80th minute. Ademir Bezerra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Falcão Duarte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Falcão Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Augusto Marques in the 84th minute of the match. Aroeiral SC's Alfredinho Pena got his second yellow card of the match in the 85th minute. The referee ordered Alfredinho Pena off the ground. The supporters of Cupia booed when Aroeiral SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredinho Pena didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rafael Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amadeu Pinheiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aroeiral SC's Flavinho Ceresso got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Ademir Bezerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cupia were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.