League

St. James Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Maicon Arósio took the kick off in the first half of the match. Durval Trigo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walmyr da Silva having to interfere. Walmyr da Silva didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Maicon Arósio went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 13 minutes into the game, Rodrigo de Brito was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NEWCASTLE's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cajueira the free kick. Rodrigo de Brito kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Durval Trigo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Walmyr da Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maicon Arósio in the 17th minute of play forced NEWCASTLE's goalkeeper Walmyr da Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 21 minutes of play, Cajueira's Maicon Arósio made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Walmyr da Silva was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Cajueira's Arí Andrade got control of the ball when Rodrigo de Brito tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 28th match minute, Cajueira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo de Brito to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Cajueira's Arí Andrade got control of the ball when Rodrigo de Brito tried to sneak it across the goal line. NEWCASTLE's Walmyr da Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Durval Trigo in the 34th minute of play. If Rodrigo de Brito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rodrigo de Brito was extremely unlucky when he, in the 42nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rodrigo de Brito to make the kick off. 52 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cajueira's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alexsandro Almeida was slow to take the kick. During this time NEWCASTLE's players had a chance to rest. Walmyr da Silva stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maicon Arósio's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Frédson Teles hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. 64 minutes into the game, Maicon Arósio recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Walmyr da Silva. Maicon Arósio showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. 71 minutes into the game, Rodrigo de Brito cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Arí Andrade was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo de Brito in the 75th minute of play forced Cajueira's goalkeeper Arí Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maicon Arósio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Walmyr da Silva made a huge save. Renatinho Baiano hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Walmyr da Silva was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Maicon Arósio showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 87 minute of play. Walmyr da Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maicon Arósio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Durval Trigo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walmyr da Silva having to interfere.