League

Estádio Tacare
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Baltazar Abraão made the kick off and thus started the match. After a defensive mix-up in Nesca10 FC's zone, Rafinha Linares stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alan Guerra came out of the goal and Rafinha Linares tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Tacare getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Cícero da Fonseca hit a great ball. 14 minutes into the match, Nesca10 FC's Osvaldinho Sergipano broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 18th minute, Rafinha Linares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tacare's Sandrinho Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Válter Cardoso in the 27th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Tacare's Zé Pedro Dantas ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Alan Guerra. Alan Guerra yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zé Pedro Dantas in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alan Guerra saved Nesca10 FC from getting behind. Luiz Fabiano Lara hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Luiz Fabiano Lara hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. 36 minutes in the game, Wesley Zanette fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Alan Guerra having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Nesca10 FC's zone, Zé Pedro Dantas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alan Guerra came out of the goal and Zé Pedro Dantas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Zé Pedro Dantas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zé Pedro Dantas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafinha Linares in the 52nd minute of play forced Nesca10 FC's goalkeeper Alan Guerra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 54 minutes of play, Tacare's Rafinha Linares made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alan Guerra was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 59th minute, Zé Carlos Pimenta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Osvaldinho Sergipano's shot from long distance in the 61st minute was not bad at all, but Tacare's Sandrinho Cunha knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Alan Guerra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cícero da Fonseca in the 70th minute of play. Luiz Fabiano Lara charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luiz Fabiano Lara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Tacare booed when Nesca10 FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Fabiano Lara didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rafinha Linares struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Alan Guerra didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tacare. Zé Pedro Dantas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alan Guerra having to interfere. In the 80th minute Rafinha Linares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alan Guerra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Cícero da Fonseca came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Tacare 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 Cícero da Fonseca couldn't finish the play. Rafinha Linares might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alan Guerra. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rafinha Linares ran back to his position shaking his head. Zé Pedro Dantas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alan Guerra having to interfere. Wesley Zanette fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alan Guerra having to interfere. After having played for 91 minutes, Wesley Zanette managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tacare's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wesley Zanette was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cícero da Fonseca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tacare's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.