League

Sidus Stadium
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Belmiro Dracena made the kick off and thus started the match. Nilmar Favoretto succeeded in the game's 9th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. Marcelo Torres's late challenge caught a Ponte de Safena's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcelo Torres helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Praetorian™ FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Marcelo Torres hit a great ball. Didi Vianna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Belmiro Dracena in the 17th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Ponte de Safena's goalkeeper Luís Gustavo Fernandes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Haroldo Alves. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Haroldo Alves in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luís Gustavo Fernandes saved Ponte de Safena from getting behind. After 22 played minutes Ponte de Safena got a freekick which was hit by Augusto Marinho. Murilo Amorim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Didi Vianna having to interfere. Luís Gustavo Fernandes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Haroldo Alves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Murilo Amorim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Belmiro Dracena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Didi Vianna having to interfere. Haroldo Alves in the 37thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Luís Gustavo Fernandes, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Haroldo Alves in the 40thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Luís Gustavo Fernandes, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Murilo Amorim managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ponte de Safena's supporters rose to their feet, but Murilo Amorim was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Didi Vianna breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rubens Carneiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Didi Vianna read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. Belmiro Dracena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Didi Vianna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Didi Vianna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rubens Carneiro in the 47th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Ponte de Safena's Luís Gustavo Fernandes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haroldo Alves in the 52nd minute of play. Rubens Carneiro struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Didi Vianna didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ponte de Safena. In the 60th minute, Pedro Luís Moreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Praetorian™ FC's Nilmar Favoretto got a free kick in the 65th minute. After having played for 66 minutes, Murilo Amorim managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ponte de Safena's supporters crossed their fingers, but Murilo Amorim was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Rubens Carneiro came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Ponte de Safena 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 Rubens Carneiro couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Ponte de Safena booed when Praetorian™ FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tadeu Netto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Belmiro Dracena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Murilo Amorim's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Didi Vianna firmly grabbed it by the left post. 80 minutes into the match, Praetorian™ FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rubens Carneiro came free, but Didi Vianna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Praetorian™ FC's Didi Vianna got control of the ball when Murilo Amorim tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Praetorian™ FC's Erasmo das Neves got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Didi Vianna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rubens Carneiro in the 84th minute of the match. In the 87th minute, Belmiro Dracena got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 91st minute, Rubens Carneiro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Didi Vianna. The goal made the score 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilmar Favoretto in the 95th minute of play forced Ponte de Safena's goalkeeper Luís Gustavo Fernandes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew the final whistle, Praetorian™ FC could leave the field as winners, despite Ponte de Safena having more of the ball for most of the match.