League

CANELÃO
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) PUMAS AC's Lenílson Leal 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. Rafael Mota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lenílson Leal in the 5th minute of the match. In the 6th match minute, PUMAS AC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramiro Neves to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Robinho da Cunha managed to get in a good position for a shot. SÓCANELA's supporters rose to their feet, but Robinho da Cunha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elivélton Gerber breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to PUMAS AC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Ramiro Neves hit a great ball. If Dedê Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Lenílson Leal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 20 played minutes PUMAS AC got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Trigo. A sloppy throw-in by Benedito Freire in the 23rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by SÓCANELA's Robinho da Cunha. 24 minutes into the match, SÓCANELA's Samuel Mello sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Elivélton Gerber narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Paulo Trigo charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paulo Trigo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 28 played minutes PUMAS AC got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Trigo. When SÓCANELA's Samuel Mello in 29 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Elivélton Gerber guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. In the 36th minute, Lenílson Leal made a precise shot to the right of Rafael Mota. SÓCANELA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. SÓCANELA's Dedê Pinho got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dedê Pinho stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Dedê Pinho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elivélton Gerber was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. After 54 played minutes PUMAS AC got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Fabiano Jacinto. PUMAS AC's Paulo Trigo got his second yellow card of the match in the 59th minute. The referee ordered Paulo Trigo off the ground. After a defensive mix-up in PUMAS AC's zone, Samuel Mello stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elivélton Gerber came out of the goal and Samuel Mello tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 64th play minutes Dedê Pinho shot 2-1, a short shot which went by Elivélton Gerber and just under the crossbar into goal. Elivélton Gerber took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dedê Pinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Samuel Mello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Samuel Mello fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elivélton Gerber having to interfere. After having played for 74 minutes, Zeca Siqueira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PUMAS AC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zeca Siqueira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 75 minutes into the game, Ivo Félix was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SÓCANELA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PUMAS AC the free kick. In the 75th match minute, SÓCANELA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivo Félix to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, SÓCANELA's Rafael Mota got control of the ball when Zeca Siqueira tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dedê Pinho in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Elivélton Gerber prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 80 minutes, Zeca Siqueira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PUMAS AC and the SÓCANELA players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 80 played minutes PUMAS AC got a freekick which was hit by Zeca Siqueira. Samuel Mello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 86 minutes into the match, PUMAS AC's goal looked a bit too open when Samuel Mello came free, but Elivélton Gerber reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute Samuel Mello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elivélton Gerber saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. SÓCANELA fully deserved thier win.