League

Graça Das Crianças
Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5593, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cássio da Silveira started the match with the kick off. Carlinhos Camargo hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 4th minute of the match João Francisco Fantini shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but José Paulo Couto showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 5th minute Tomás Vergílio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Paulo Couto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Garcia in the 13th minute of play forced Boot FC's goalkeeper Délio das Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cássio da Silveira scored 0-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of José Paulo Couto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Delfim Velasco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Délio das Neves having to interfere. In the 21st minute, Delfim Velasco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Délio das Neves was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Gustavo Garcia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Délio das Neves having to interfere. Nildo da Rocha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 38 minutes in the game, Delfim Velasco fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Délio das Neves having to interfere. Nildo da Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Délio das Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Délio das Neves made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Nildo da Rocha sent off a good shot on target. Oséas Freire hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nildo da Rocha to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Boot FC's Dedê Custódio got a free kick in the 50th minute. In the 52nd minute, Gustavo Garcia made a precise shot to the right of Délio das Neves. Boot FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. 57 minutes into the match, Nildo da Rocha had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Délio das Neves. Boot FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nildo da Rocha was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Delfim Velasco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 62 minutes of play, Kids Graça's Nildo da Rocha made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Délio das Neves was left in no man's land by his defense there! 67 minutes into the match, Kids Graça's goalkeeper José Paulo Couto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomás Vergílio. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nildo da Rocha in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Délio das Neves saved Boot FC from getting behind. Boot FC's Délio das Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Garcia in the 71st minute of play. In the 74th minute, Lino Meirelles left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kids Graça fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. Kids Graça's Delfim Velasco got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Boot FC's goalkeeper Délio das Neves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cássio da Silveira in the 87th minute of play forced Kids Graça's goalkeeper José Paulo Couto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomás Vergílio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but José Paulo Couto made a huge save. In the 89th minute, Delfim Velasco made a precise shot to the right of Délio das Neves. Boot FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-1. A collision led to Boot FC getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Dedê Custódio hit a great ball. Kids Graça walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.