League

Tangil
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dário Albuquerque made the kick off and thus started the match. When Ceará's Dário Albuquerque in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Silveirania's goalie prevented a goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 6th minute of the game. One of Silveirania:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ceará:s goal. When the match had been going on for 7 minutes, Ceará's Gilberto Leite got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Charles Meirelles. Benjamin Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonardo Fernandes having to interfere. In the 25th match minute, Ceará was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gualter Moreira to maneuver through the defense. If Benjamin Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Charles Meirelles made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ricardo Branco in the 33rd minute. 34 minutes into the match, Benjamin Silva had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leonardo Fernandes. Ceará's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benjamin Silva was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 37th minute, Iuri Donatello hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dário Albuquerque fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Charles Meirelles having to interfere. Charles Meirelles made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ricardo Branco in the 42nd minute. 47 minutes into the match, Ricardo Branco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Charles Meirelles. Silveirania's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ricardo Branco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Oséias Oliveira made a kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Dário Albuquerque cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Charles Meirelles was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Oséias Oliveira came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Silveirania 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 Oséias Oliveira couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dário Albuquerque in the 66th minute of play forced Silveirania's goalkeeper Charles Meirelles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Ricardo Branco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Charles Meirelles was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Dário Albuquerque fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Charles Meirelles having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, Ceará's Dário Albuquerque sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Charles Meirelles narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ricardo Branco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Charles Meirelles having to interfere. Flavinho Mello hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Benjamin Silva struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Leonardo Fernandes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Silveirania. When Ricardo Branco came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Ceará 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 Ricardo Branco couldn't finish the play. Iuri Donatello's late challenge caught a Ceará's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Iuri Donatello helped the player get up and apologised. In the 91st match minute, Silveirania was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iuri Donatello to maneuver through the defense. If Ricardo Branco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 95th minute Ricardo Branco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charles Meirelles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Charles Meirelles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Branco in the 96th minute of the match. After 97 played minutes Silveirania got a freekick which was hit by Iuri Donatello.