League

Praia da Boa Viagem
Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edward Tyskie started the match with the kick off. Gerson Leite received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Henk Zwaanswijk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of VR. GARARU booed when Leônico Monte Serrat was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Willian Lopes didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 19 minutes, Edward Tyskie managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. VR. GARARU's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edward Tyskie was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Montez Font fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Leônico Monte Serrat's protests and gave Montez Font a yellow card for diving instead. 22 minutes into the game, VR. GARARU's Edward Tyskie nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Henk Zwaanswijk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Henk Zwaanswijk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerson Leite, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fred Miranda in the 26th minute of play forced VR. GARARU's goalkeeper Evelio Cobo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Evelio Cobo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Willian Lopes in the 30th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Edward Tyskie put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Henk Zwaanswijk. When VR. GARARU's Edward Tyskie in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Leônico Monte Serrat's goalie prevented a goal. With an all-out effort, Leônico Monte Serrat's Evelio Cobo threw himself towards the right post 41 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Willian Lopes, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Paulinho Payakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Montez Font to make the kick off. Evelio Cobo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Montez Font's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute Leônico Monte Serrat were awarded a corner. Ademar Amaral went to the cornerflag to take it. Sidney Simões was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 56 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 55th minute of the game. One of VR. GARARU:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Leônico Monte Serrat:s goal. After 61 played minutes VR. GARARU got a freekick which was hit by Gilberto Abraão. In the 62nd minute of the match Ademar Amaral shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Evelio Cobo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Henk Zwaanswijk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Tyskie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Willian Lopes scored 2-2 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Evelio Cobo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 69 minutes, Paulinho Payakov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the VR. GARARU and the Leônico Monte Serrat players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, VR. GARARU's Paulinho Payakov got a free kick in the 69th minute. Ademar Amaral recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. VR. GARARU's Evelio Cobo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Willian Lopes in the 75th minute of play. A collision led to Leônico Monte Serrat getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Montez Font hit a great ball. VR. GARARU made a substitution. Caco de Amorim replaced Valdemar Moura. After a rather tough play, Leônico Monte Serrat's Montez Font got a free kick in the 77th minute. When VR. GARARU's Edward Tyskie in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Leônico Monte Serrat's goalie prevented a goal. After 84 minutes of play, Leônico Monte Serrat's Fred Miranda made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Evelio Cobo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Henk Zwaanswijk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Tyskie in the 87th minute of the match. A collision led to VR. GARARU getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Paulinho Payakov hit a great ball. Pablo Rios took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 91st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Evelio Cobo. VR. GARARU's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Evelio Cobo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred Miranda in the 94th minute of the match. In the 97th minute Willian Lopes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evelio Cobo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.