League

Arena Corinthians
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) THE STRONGEST ORANGE's Mathias Cabral 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. When Ernani Reis fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AE esporte clube's protests and gave Ernani Reis a yellow card for diving instead. Luiz Fábio Custódio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jairo Almeida in the 6th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, AE esporte clube's goal looked a bit too open when Pedrinho da Rocha came free, but Luiz Fábio Custódio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute Joaquim Araújo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fábio Custódio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcel Lopez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dida Freitas having to interfere. Mathias Cabral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Luiz Fábio Custódio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, AE esporte clube's goal looked a bit too open when Jairo Almeida came free, but Luiz Fábio Custódio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guilherme Teles charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guilherme Teles the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to AE esporte clube getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Guilherme Teles hit a great ball. In the 24th minute, Mathias Cabral left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The THE STRONGEST ORANGE fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 28th minute Jairo Almeida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fábio Custódio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathias Cabral in the 29th minute of play forced AE esporte clube's goalkeeper Luiz Fábio Custódio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dida Freitas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcel Lopez, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mathias Cabral in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luiz Fábio Custódio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to AE esporte clube getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Guilherme Teles hit a great ball. Faustão de Souza's late challenge caught a THE STRONGEST ORANGE's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Faustão de Souza helped the player get up and apologised. 40 minutes into the game, one of AE esporte clube:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After the first half THE STRONGEST ORANGE were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

A collision led to AE esporte clube getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Guilherme Teles hit a great ball. THE STRONGEST ORANGE's Dida Freitas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcel Lopez in the 55th minute of play. A collision led to AE esporte clube getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Júnior Hermes hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Joaquim Araújo managed to get in a good position for a shot. THE STRONGEST ORANGE's supporters rose to their feet, but Joaquim Araújo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luiz Fábio Custódio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joaquim Araújo got free with Luiz Fábio Custódio in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. AE esporte clube's defense didn't have a chance, in the 75th minute, when Jairo Almeida scored to the left of an out of position Luiz Fábio Custódio, making the score, 0-3. AE esporte clube's Luiz Fábio Custódio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Almeida in the 86th minute of play. In the 86th match minute, AE esporte clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guilherme Teles to maneuver through the defense. 87 minutes into the match, Joaquim Araújo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Luiz Fábio Custódio, 0-4. Joaquim Araújo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luiz Fábio Custódio having to make a save. With a little luck, AE esporte clube's Luiz Fábio Custódio got control of the ball when Anísio Soeiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luiz Fábio Custódio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mathias Cabral, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. THE STRONGEST ORANGE's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.