League

Maraca Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Little Parks FC's Patrick Brito started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Benedito Nascimento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Baltazar Mesquita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Little Parks FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Cássio Penha hit a great ball. Emerson Leão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrick Brito in the 11th minute of the match. Paxiubinha's Benedito Nascimento got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 15th minute Chico Messias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emerson Leão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute, Benedito Nascimento left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Paxiubinha fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 22nd minute of the game. One of Little Parks FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Paxiubinha:s goal. In the 23rd minute there was a penalty for Paxiubinha. Benedito Nascimento stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Baltazar Mesquita. 0-2. Paxiubinha's Emerson Leão proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Paxiubinha from getting a goal against them. Paxiubinha's Benedito Nascimento got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Little Parks FC's Baltazar Mesquita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe Alcântara in the 33rd minute of play. In the 36th minute, Benedito Nascimento 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. Emerson Leão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrick Brito in the 38th minute of the match. 45 minutes into the match, Little Parks FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edmílson Quadros came free, but Baltazar Mesquita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Baltazar Mesquita stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmílson Quadros's shot from short distance in the 50th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Benedito Nascimento to strike the kick off in the second half. Baltazar Mesquita made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Benedito Nascimento sent off a good shot on target. Benedito Nascimento might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Baltazar Mesquita. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Benedito Nascimento ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 60th minute Patrick Brito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emerson Leão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Paxiubinha's goal looked a bit too open when Rafinha Gonçalves came free, but Emerson Leão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edmílson Quadros recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Benedito Nascimento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Edmílson Quadros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benedito Nascimento recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Edmílson Quadros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baltazar Mesquita having to interfere. Baltazar Mesquita made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Benedito Nascimento sent off a good shot on target. In the 90th minute, Edmílson Quadros reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Baltazar Mesquita. The goal made the score 0-3. The supporters of Little Parks FC booed when Paxiubinha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felipe Alcântara didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emerson Leão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frédson Maranhense, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. With a little luck, Little Parks FC's Baltazar Mesquita got control of the ball when Benedito Nascimento tried to sneak it across the goal line. Paxiubinha's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.