League

Arena de Corsega
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bebeto de Toledo got the match started through his kick off. Toninho Pitta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guilherme Gonçalves having to interfere. Guilherme Gonçalves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mané Messias in the 10th minute of the match. When Mané Messias came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Gela Guela Futebol Clube 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 Mané Messias couldn't finish the play. Mané Messias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 17th minute, Toninho Pitta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gela Guela Futebol Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 21st minute, Bebeto de Toledo 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. A hard shot 24 in the game by Dagoberto Aguiar from a close distance when the talented Marcel Cosme managed to make a qualified save. Gela Guela Futebol Clube's players were relieved. In the 25th match minute, Gela Guela Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuel Melo to maneuver through the defense. Mané Messias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Guilherme Gonçalves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Samuel Melo kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Marcel Cosme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bebeto de Toledo in the 33rd minute of play. 1-1 became the score in the 37th minute when Dagoberto Aguiar elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 43rd minute, Frank Faria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Gela Guela Futebol Clube's Marcel Cosme got control of the ball when Dagoberto Aguiar tried to sneak it across the goal line. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

In the 53rd minute, one of Ilha de Corsega FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ilha de Corsega FC. In the 62nd minute, Sidney Vargas sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Ilha de Corsega FC's Guilherme Gonçalves didn't even have to move. In the 64th minute of the match, Toninho Pitta got a very nice opportunity to score, but Guilherme Gonçalves was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. A collision led to Gela Guela Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Mané Messias hit a great ball. 73 minutes into the game, Ilha de Corsega FC's Bebeto de Toledo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcel Cosme made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Gela Guela Futebol Clube's Toninho Pitta got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Guilherme Gonçalves was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mané Messias showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 82 minute of play. Marcel Cosme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bebeto de Toledo in the 86th minute of the match. When Bebeto de Toledo came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Ilha de Corsega FC 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 Bebeto de Toledo couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Ilha de Corsega FC's zone, Toninho Pitta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Guilherme Gonçalves came out of the goal and Toninho Pitta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match was over Gela Guela Futebol Clube could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Ilha de Corsega FC throughout the match.