League

Praia da Boa Viagem
Spectators: 7583 (Terracing: 5688, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) Christiano Freitas struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Fabiano Pimenta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Leônico Monte Serrat. Bernardinho de Barros recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Henk Zwaanswijk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Luís Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Leônico Monte Serrat's zone, Bernardinho de Barros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Henk Zwaanswijk came out of the goal and Bernardinho de Barros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Henk Zwaanswijk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardinho de Barros, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Leônico Monte Serrat's Henk Zwaanswijk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Luís Castro in the 21st minute of play. Leônico Monte Serrat's Henk Zwaanswijk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Luís Castro in the 24th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Leônico Monte Serrat's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardinho de Barros came free, but Henk Zwaanswijk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd minute of the match Carlos Fernando de Brito shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Henk Zwaanswijk showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 34th minute André Luís Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henk Zwaanswijk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Henk Zwaanswijk came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Piaui's Bernardinho de Barros. But to his dismay, Bernardinho de Barros quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After having played for 39 minutes, André Luís Castro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Piaui's supporters crossed their fingers, but André Luís Castro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Henk Zwaanswijk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Luís Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 41st match minute, Leônico Monte Serrat was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Willian Lopes to maneuver through the defense. Henk Zwaanswijk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardinho de Barros in the 45th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bernardinho de Barros in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Henk Zwaanswijk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bernardinho de Barros to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes Bernardinho de Barros rounded Leônico Monte Serrat's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-2. André Luís Castro struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Henk Zwaanswijk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Piaui. Fabiano Pimenta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fred Miranda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Henk Zwaanswijk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maurinho Magalhães, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. André Luís Castro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Henk Zwaanswijk made a huge save. Fabiano Pimenta came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by Leônico Monte Serrat's Montez Font. But to his dismay, Montez Font quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardinho de Barros in the 95th minute of play forced Leônico Monte Serrat's goalkeeper Henk Zwaanswijk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henk Zwaanswijk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardinho de Barros, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The Leônico Monte Serrat fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Piaui were clearly better and deserved to take the win.