League

República Juliana
Spectators: 7138 (Terracing: 5395, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Osmar Duarte got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th minute, Renato Motta reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Enéas de Lara. The goal made the score 1-0. If Wellington Mattos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Renato Motta managed to get in a good position for a shot. C.A. Catarinense's supporters rose to their feet, but Renato Motta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enéas de Lara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Osmar Duarte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20th minute, Eliseu Terra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Enéas de Lara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Osmar Duarte, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. After some careless play in the Palame defense, Renato Motta kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Enéas de Lara. The Palame fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Enéas de Lara should have stopped the shot. Tiago Gabriel Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 35 minutes, Tiago Gabriel Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palame's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tiago Gabriel Andrade was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Arnaldo Teles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wellington Mattos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Renato Motta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Enéas de Lara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 45 minutes into the match, Wellington Mattos notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of C.A. Catarinense's Arnaldo Teles. Arnaldo Teles was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Wellington Mattos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Renato Motta might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Enéas de Lara. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Renato Motta ran back to his position shaking his head. Renato Motta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 62 minutes into the match, Renato Motta notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Palame's Enéas de Lara. Enéas de Lara was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Osmar Duarte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Enéas de Lara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Renato Motta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Enéas de Lara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Renato Motta in the 77th minute of the match. If Renato Motta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81st minute, Osmar Duarte left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C.A. Catarinense fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Raphael Simões's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arnaldo Teles read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. Renato Motta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Enéas de Lara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arnaldo Teles made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Tiago Gabriel Andrade sent off a good shot on target. Osmar Duarte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Palame getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Eliseu Terra hit a great ball. Renato Motta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enéas de Lara having to interfere.