League

Forest Park
Spectators: 6758 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1090, VIP seats: 10) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rony Meira took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Luiz Gustavo Bastos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rony Meira who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 8thth minute tested the skills of Erasmo de Azevedo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rony Meira in the 11th minute of play forced São Petersburgo FC's goalkeeper Erasmo de Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rony Meira in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erasmo de Azevedo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Michel Preudhomme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugênio Meirelles in the 14th minute of the match. The supporters of São Petersburgo FC booed when Araçoiaba FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joaquim Sarmento didn't get a good kick on the ball. 28 minutes into the match, São Petersburgo FC's goalkeeper Erasmo de Azevedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rony Meira. Erasmo de Azevedo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mané Correia in the 30th minute. 32 minutes into the match, São Petersburgo FC's goalkeeper Erasmo de Azevedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mané Correia. Rony Meira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Rony Meira came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Araçoiaba FC 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 Rony Meira couldn't finish the play. In the 46th match minute, São Petersburgo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomás Vinhas to maneuver through the defense. 47 minutes into the match, São Petersburgo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rony Meira came free, but Erasmo de Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eugênio Meirelles made a kick off. Erasmo de Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rony Meira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomás Vinhas during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 54th minute, Tomás Vinhas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 57th minute, Rony Meira 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. Erasmo de Azevedo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rony Meira went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. 67 minutes into the match, Rony Meira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Erasmo de Azevedo. São Petersburgo FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rony Meira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. 73 minutes into the game, Luiz Gustavo Bastos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Araçoiaba FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave São Petersburgo FC the free kick. The supporters of Araçoiaba FC booed when São Petersburgo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Horácio Coutinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the São Petersburgo FC defense, Joaquim Sarmento kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Erasmo de Azevedo. The São Petersburgo FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Erasmo de Azevedo should have stopped the shot. 84 minutes into the match, Araçoiaba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eugênio Meirelles came free, but Michel Preudhomme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85thth minute of the game Eugênio Meirelles who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Araçoiaba FC's Michel Preudhomme was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 87 played minutes Araçoiaba FC got a freekick which was hit by Mané Correia. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rony Meira in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erasmo de Azevedo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Rony Meira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erasmo de Azevedo was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. Erasmo de Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rony Meira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Araçoiaba FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.