League

Graça Das Crianças
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Calderao's Jerônimo Cerezo 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. Delfim Velasco kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. José Paulo Couto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flávio Damião, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Paulo Couto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jerônimo Cerezo in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Kids Graça's Nildo da Rocha dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 16th minute Jerônimo Cerezo 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. José Paulo Couto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flávio Damião, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flávio Damião in the 27th minute of play forced Kids Graça's goalkeeper José Paulo Couto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 29 minutes, Ronald Goliáš successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. José Paulo Couto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerônimo Cerezo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronald Goliáš was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nildo da Rocha showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 42 minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nildo da Rocha made a kick off. Ronald Goliáš made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nildo da Rocha in the 52nd minute of play. In the 53rdth minute of the game Jerônimo Cerezo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kids Graça's José Paulo Couto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Romário Perez made in the 55th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Nilton da Silva however managed to control. Kids Graça's José Paulo Couto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Kids Graça from getting a goal against them. 60 minutes into the match, Kids Graça's goal looked a bit too open when Jerônimo Cerezo came free, but José Paulo Couto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Kids Graça's José Paulo Couto got control of the ball when Jerônimo Cerezo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Delfim Velasco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kids Graça's supporters rose to their feet, but Delfim Velasco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ronald Goliáš breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Delfim Velasco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José Paulo Couto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jerônimo Cerezo in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 79th minute, Flávio Damião left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Calderao fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Jerônimo Cerezo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. José Paulo Couto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kids Graça's José Paulo Couto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Kids Graça from getting a goal against them. Through an outstanding action, after 88 minutes, José Paulo Couto successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With a little luck, Kids Graça's José Paulo Couto got control of the ball when Flávio Damião tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 94 played minutes Kids Graça got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo Garcia. Kids Graça's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.