League

Castelo do Guerreiro
Spectators: 7583 (Terracing: 5688, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) Natã Meireles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorginho Saldanha in the 4th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Dorival Fontes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Natã Meireles was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 13 minutes into the match, Guerreiros da Bola FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dorival Fontes came free, but Natã Meireles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dorival Fontes in the 16th minute of play forced Guerreiros da Bola FC's goalkeeper Natã Meireles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Guerreiros da Bola FC's Geovanni dos Santos in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Martelão FC's goalie prevented a goal. The Guerreiros da Bola FC fans' excitement grew in the 21st match minute when Guerreiros da Bola FC's Geovanni dos Santos looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 24th match minute, Guerreiros da Bola FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remo Rezende to maneuver through the defense. Ricardo Zanette charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ricardo Zanette the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Natã Meireles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dorival Fontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Natã Meireles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dorival Fontes in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 33rd match minute, Guerreiros da Bola FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ian Cachia Zammit to maneuver through the defense. When Geovanni dos Santos came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Guerreiros da Bola FC 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 Geovanni dos Santos couldn't finish the play. Jorginho Saldanha struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Natã Meireles didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Martelão FC. The supporters of Guerreiros da Bola FC booed when Martelão FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jorginho Saldanha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Geovanni dos Santos struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Arlindo Santos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Guerreiros da Bola FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geovanni dos Santos in the 48th minute of play forced Martelão FC's goalkeeper Arlindo Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 Geovanni dos Santos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jorginho Saldanhas short, quick shot in the 55thth minute got Natã Meireles to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Dorival Fontes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Martelão FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Dorival Fontes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Natã Meireles breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 58 minutes, Geovanni dos Santos made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Martelão FC's Arlindo Santos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ricardo Zanette sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 64th minute Ian Cachia Zammit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Santos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dorival Fontes in the 68th minute of play forced Guerreiros da Bola FC's goalkeeper Natã Meireles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Toninho Figueiredo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Natã Meireles, 2-2. Jorginho Saldanhas short, quick shot in the 74thth minute got Natã Meireles to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Arlindo Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geovanni dos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by Martelão FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Remo Rezende was slow to take the kick. During this time Guerreiros da Bola FC's players had a chance to rest. Remo Rezende made a great header on Guerreiros da Bola FC's corner, it was just that Martelão FC's Arlindo Santos managed to reach the ball for a save. Kléber do Nascimento kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. When Geovanni dos Santos fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Guerreiros da Bola FC's protests and gave Geovanni dos Santos a yellow card for diving instead. After 85 minutes, Orlando Loureiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Martelão FC and the Guerreiros da Bola FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Remo Rezende took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 86th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Arlindo Santos. Martelão FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 88th play minute Jorginho Saldanha came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Natã Meireles. 2-3. After 91 played minutes Guerreiros da Bola FC got a freekick which was hit by Remo Rezende. In the 97th minute, Guerreiros da Bola FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Jorginho Saldanha fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When the final whistle sounded Martelão FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Guerreiros da Bola FC.