League

Inglesa
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Inglesa's Gino Borges 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. Betinho Velloso hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Nando das Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faustão Sousa, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ademir Pereira in the 7th minute of play forced Inglesa's goalkeeper Nando das Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guaxinduva's Faustão Sousa got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Artur Paraibano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nando das Neves was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Faustão Sousa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 20 minutes into the match, Faustão Sousa notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Inglesa's Nando das Neves. Nando das Neves was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 23 played minutes Inglesa got a freekick which was hit by Roberto Pereira. In the 29th minute Faustão Sousa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nando das Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nando das Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faustão Sousa in the 30th minute of play. In the 35th minute Artur Paraibano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nando das Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Inglesa's Gino Borges got a free kick in the 36th minute. Nando das Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faustão Sousa in the 37th minute of play. Nando das Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ademir Pereira in the 38th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Artur Paraibano put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Nando das Neves. When Artur Paraibano came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Guaxinduva 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 Artur Paraibano couldn't finish the play. When Faustão Sousa came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Guaxinduva 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 Faustão Sousa couldn't finish the play. In the 47th minute Giuseppe Maia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nando das Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Artur Paraibano made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Faustão Sousa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nando das Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nando das Neves made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Faustão Sousa sent off a good shot on target. Guaxinduva's Artur Paraibano got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Inglesa's Nando das Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artur Paraibano in the 66th minute of play. Nando das Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artur Paraibano, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Artur Paraibano struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Nando das Neves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Guaxinduva. The audience thought a goal was coming when Faustão Sousa got free with Nando das Neves in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Artur Paraibano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 86thth minute of the game Artur Paraibano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Inglesa's Nando das Neves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Faustão Sousa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Nando das Neves made a huge save. 89 minutes into the match, Inglesa's goalkeeper Nando das Neves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Faustão Sousa. Artur Paraibano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Inglesa fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Guaxinduva were clearly better and deserved to take the win.