League

Praião de Guaecá
Spectators: 7480 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1700, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Suárez Rado kicked off to start the match. Marco Luz charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marco Luz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience was convinced that Suárez Rado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Douglas Tasso was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Lambari's Marco Luz got a free kick in the 17th minute. A collision led to Lambari getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Pedro Luís Hermes hit a great ball. In the 20th minute, Suárez Rado ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Douglas Tasso was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 29th minute, Lauro Guimarães left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lambari fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. When Suárez Rado came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Guaecá MZ 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 Suárez Rado couldn't finish the play. In the 35th minute Dráuzio Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Douglas Tasso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lauro Guimarães in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gil Paes saved Guaecá MZ from getting behind. In the 40th minute, Suárez Rado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th minute, Vito Camargo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lauro Guimarães stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Guaecá MZ's Gil Paes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lauro Guimarães in the 55th minute of play. After 57 minutes, Dráuzio Montenegro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Guaecá MZ and the Lambari players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 57 played minutes Guaecá MZ got a freekick which was hit by Dráuzio Montenegro. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lauro Guimarães during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Franciszek Serwach in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Douglas Tasso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Douglas Tasso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dráuzio Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Franciszek Serwach fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Douglas Tasso having to interfere. Franciszek Serwach fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Douglas Tasso having to interfere. Franciszek Serwach sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Guaecá MZ fans cheered their team off the field, for while Lambari had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.