League

Estádio Taborda
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Taborda FC's Luís de Moraes 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. In the 3rd minute of the match, Luís de Moraes tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Luís Prata saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís de Moraes in the 4th minute of play forced Cupia's goalkeeper Luís Prata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute of the match, Luís de Moraes tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Luís Prata saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Sidney Zonta'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. Sidney Zonta helped the player get up and apologised. Sidney Zonta hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Luís Prata made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Wilian Oliveira sent off a good shot on target. Elder Moreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Augusto Marques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luís de Moraes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Prata having to interfere. In the 19th minute of the match, Luís de Moraes tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Luís Prata saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Luís Prata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sidney Zonta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Claudinei Lopez got free with Luís Prata in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Erasmo Paes charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd 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. Pedro Augusto Marques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elder Moreira having to interfere. If Lúcio Fantini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 29 minutes into the match, Lúcio Fantini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elder Moreira. Taborda FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lúcio Fantini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Erasmo Paes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Elder Moreira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Augusto Marques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elder Moreira having to interfere. 37 minutes into the match, Wilian Oliveira dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Luís Prata, 1-1. A collision led to Cupia getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Aloísio Pena hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The wind increased when Pedro Augusto Marques made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Luís de Moraes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Taborda FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. In the 59th minute, Pedro Augusto Marques 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. Luís Prata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís de Moraes in the 60th minute of play. The supporters of Taborda FC booed when Cupia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erasmo Paes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lúcio Fantini blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Elder Moreira having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Taborda FC's Sidney Zonta got a free kick in the 73rd minute. When Cupia's Ademir Bezerra in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Taborda FC's goalie prevented a goal. Pedro Augusto Marques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elder Moreira having to interfere. Luís Prata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís de Moraes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute Sidney Zonta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Prata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ademir Bezerra fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cupia's protests and gave Ademir Bezerra a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Cupia's Ademir Bezerra got a free kick in the 92nd minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Cupia players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Taborda FC.