League

Estádio Ajurical
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Tapurah's Anísio Moreira 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. Felippe Varela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Waldemar Pernambucano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felippe Varela in the 14th minute of play. Waldemar Pernambucano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felippe Varela in the 16th minute of play. Waldemar Pernambucano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felippe Varela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes into the game, Lazio's Felippe Varela nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Waldemar Pernambucano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Waldemar Pernambucano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yao Yi Chao in the 21st minute of play. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tapurah's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cristian Luengas was slow to take the kick. During this time Lazio's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Tapurah's goalie and right to Ademir Berger. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Tapurah's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Cristiano Fantini charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristiano Fantini the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Maurício Loureiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Vaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. A hard shot by Cristiano Fantini from long distance, 43 minutes into the match, got Maurício Loureiro's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Anísio Moreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurício Loureiro having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Felippe Varela to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felippe Varela in the 52nd minute of play forced Tapurah's goalkeeper Waldemar Pernambucano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felipe Vaz hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. When Felipe Vaz came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Tapurah 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 Felipe Vaz couldn't finish the play. 61 minutes into the match, Lazio's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Vaz came free, but Maurício Loureiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 65 played minutes Lazio got a freekick which was hit by Matheus Quadros. The audience was convinced that Felipe Vaz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maurício Loureiro was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. 79 minutes into the match, Lazio's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Vaz came free, but Maurício Loureiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matheus Quadros got free with Waldemar Pernambucano in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 82nd minute, Anísio Moreira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maurício Loureiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Ademir Berger's late challenge caught a Tapurah's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ademir Berger helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Lazio booed when Tapurah was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vladimir Toscano didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 96th minute of the match, Yao Yi Chao got a very nice opportunity to score, but Waldemar Pernambucano was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When the final whistle sounded Lazio left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Tapurah.