League

FINAL DO MUNDO
Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5645, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Diogo Quintal made the kick off and thus started the match. New Haven FC's Nilson Andrade proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save New Haven FC from getting a goal against them. 14 minutes into the game, New Haven FC's Almir Furlan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Léo Vergílio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 18th minute José Carlos de Lima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Léo Vergílio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nilson Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco da Costa in the 24th minute of play. 27 minutes into the game, New Haven FC's Almir Furlan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Léo Vergílio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. In the 30th minute José Carlos de Lima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Léo Vergílio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Lenílson de Barros fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored APOCALIPSE's protests and gave Lenílson de Barros a yellow card for diving instead. In the 31st minute there was a penalty for New Haven FC. Almir Furlan stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Léo Vergílio. 0-4. Francisco da Costa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Nilson Andrade made a huge save. 39 minutes into the match, Almir Furlan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Léo Vergílio. APOCALIPSE's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Almir Furlan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Francisco da Costa charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Francisco da Costa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Carlos de Lima in the 48th minute of play forced APOCALIPSE's goalkeeper Léo Vergílio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. José Carlos de Lima was the one to do the kick off. Diogo Quintal's late challenge caught a New Haven FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Diogo Quintal helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of New Haven FC booed when APOCALIPSE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diogo Quintal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Simão Secco kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Eugênio Neto's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Léo Vergílio - 0-7 was put on the score board in the 61st minute. After a rather tough play, New Haven FC's Reinaldo Madureira got a free kick in the 64th minute. After having played for 66 minutes, Francisco da Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. APOCALIPSE's supporters crossed their fingers, but Francisco da Costa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to APOCALIPSE getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Dalmo Rosa hit a great ball. The supporters of APOCALIPSE booed when New Haven FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Almir Furlan didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dalmo Rosa during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 80 played minutes APOCALIPSE got a freekick which was hit by Dalmo Rosa. In the 83rdth minute of the game Almir Furlan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but APOCALIPSE's Léo Vergílio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 86 minutes into the match, José Carlos de Lima notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of APOCALIPSE's Léo Vergílio. Léo Vergílio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Francisco da Costa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nilson Andrade having to make a save. New Haven FC's Nilson Andrade played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diogo Quintal in the 94th minute of play. After 96 minutes of play APOCALIPSE's Diogo Quintal was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Diogo Quintal kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched New Haven FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.