League

Karavelão
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nildo Silva kicked off to start the match. Laerte Marques hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 4th match minute, Independente Brasil was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ciro Batista to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Karavela's Betinho Meira got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 6th minute, Nildo Silva left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Independente Brasil fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Ramiro do Nascimento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guto Rosado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Guto Rosado received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ramiro do Nascimento came out and tried to block the shot, but Guto Rosado slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 15th minute. In the 19th minute, Laerte Marques ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Denílson Catarinense was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. 23 minutes into the match, Laerte Marques notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Karavela's Denílson Catarinense. Denílson Catarinense was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 29th minute, Laerte Marques hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Betinho Meira kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. After having played for 31 minutes, Nildo Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Independente Brasil's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nildo Silva was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Laerte Marques scored 1-4 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Denílson Catarinense, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Nildo Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot. Independente Brasil's supporters rose to their feet, but Nildo Silva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Denílson Catarinense breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Denílson Catarinense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nildo Silva in the 43rd minute of play. 48 minutes into the match, Karavela's goal looked a bit too open when Nildo Silva came free, but Denílson Catarinense reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half Independente Brasil were leading 1-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Guto Rosado stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Independente Brasil's Gil Carvalho got a free kick in the 52nd minute. 54 minutes into the match, Independente Brasil's goal looked a bit too open when Guto Rosado came free, but Ramiro do Nascimento reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alex Varela kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Denílson Catarinense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nildo Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 71 played minutes Karavela got a freekick which was hit by Adriano Melo. After a defensive mix-up in Karavela's zone, Tostão Montenegro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Denílson Catarinense came out of the goal and Tostão Montenegro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Karavela's Denílson Catarinense got control of the ball when Laerte Marques tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 75th minute, Nildo Silva reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Denílson Catarinense. The goal made the score 1-6. Denílson Catarinense was out of position in the 81 minute of play, and Nildo Silva capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nildo Silva really showed his touch with that goal: 1-7. Nildo Silva received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Denílson Catarinense came out and tried to block the shot, but Nildo Silva slotted it home off the left post making it 1-8 in the 89th minute. Independente Brasil's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.