League

Caravellas
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Geolandia's Vitório Alvarenga 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. After 4 played minutes Geolandia got a freekick which was hit by Hudson Netto. Nilson Fantini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Enrique Salles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Geolandia getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Sílvio Mesquita hit a great ball. Nilson Fantini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Enrique Salles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, Caravellas SS's Diego Vergílio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Enrique Salles narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enio de Lima in the 20th minute of play forced Geolandia's goalkeeper Enrique Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oscar Camargo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severino Sá, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 25th minute, Vitório Alvarenga got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Severino Sá had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Diego Vergílio came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Caravellas SS 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 Diego Vergílio couldn't finish the play. When Caravellas SS's Nilson Fantini in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Geolandia's goalie prevented a goal. 36 minutes into the match, Caravellas SS's Diego Vergílio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Enrique Salles narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Enrique Salles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilson Fantini in the 39th minute of the match. 41 minutes into the game, Nilson Fantini lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Enrique Salles. Enrique Salles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilson Fantini, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Luiz Fabiano Silva hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. 50 minutes had been played when some careless play by Geolandia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Durval Corrêa was slow to take the kick. During this time Caravellas SS's players had a chance to rest. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nilson Fantini stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mathias Pernambucano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Enrique Salles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilson Fantini, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Severino Sá got free with Oscar Camargo in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nilson Fantini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Enrique Salles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 76 minutes into the match, Caravellas SS's Nilson Fantini sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Enrique Salles narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Geolandia's zone, Enio de Lima stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Enrique Salles came out of the goal and Enio de Lima tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Nilson Fantini's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Enrique Salles was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Diego Vergílio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Enrique Salles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Severino Sá received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Oscar Camargo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Diego Vergílio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nilson Fantini in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Enrique Salles saved Geolandia from getting behind. If Diego Vergílio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 98th minute Nilson Fantini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enrique Salles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Diego Vergílio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 99th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Caravellas SS had won after a very even match.