League

Estádio Macedonia
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leonardo Leite started the match with the kick off. After 9 played minutes Macedonia got a freekick which was hit by Didi Chaves. Leandro Mota scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gilberto Azevedo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Leonardo Leite fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Pitta having to interfere. Leonardo Leite fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Pitta having to interfere. A collision led to Macedonia getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Didi Chaves hit a great ball. If Leandro Mota had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Arí Ramalho fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gurjao's protests and gave Arí Ramalho a yellow card for diving instead. Arí Ramalho kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. After 30 played minutes Gurjao got a freekick which was hit by Luizão Porto. David Pitta made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Leonardo Leite sent off a good shot on target. In the 34th minute, Marcel Gaspar reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of David Pitta. The goal made the score 1-1. Válter Pereira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute Leandro Mota shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilberto Azevedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leandro Mota stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. David Pitta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonardo Leite, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Antônio Carlos Marinho was extremely unlucky when he, in the 59th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Leandro Mota managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gurjao's supporters rose to their feet, but Leandro Mota was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gilberto Azevedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Leandro Mota fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilberto Azevedo having to interfere. After 65 played minutes Macedonia got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Paranaense. After having played for 67 minutes, Leandro Mota managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gurjao's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leandro Mota was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Macedonia's zone, Válter Pereira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gilberto Azevedo came out of the goal and Válter Pereira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Marcel Gaspar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonardo Leite took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised David Pitta. David Pitta dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. After having played for 81 minutes, Leandro Mota managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gurjao's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leandro Mota was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Leandro Mota sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 87 minutes, Marcel Gaspar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Macedonia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcel Gaspar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. David Pitta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonardo Leite, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Leandro Mota had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Macedonia's Gilberto Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Mota in the 95th minute of play. If Leandro Mota had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gurjao's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.