League

Mangueirão
Spectators: 7176 (Terracing: 5384, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 142) Hoppe FC's Emílio da Silva 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. Tabuinha's Rodrigo Cunha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Tabuinha from getting a goal against them. Tabuinha's Arnaldo de Lara got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 12th match minute, Hoppe FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celso Rocha to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sílvio Luís Pires in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ismael Marques prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice moves Horácio Dias could shoot a difficult shot in the 26th minute, which Rodrigo Cunha however easily saved by the left post. Ismael Marques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sílvio Luís Pires, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. After 32 minutes, Horácio Dias mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hoppe FC and the Tabuinha players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Hoppe FC's Horácio Dias got a free kick in the 33rd minute. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tabuinha's goalkeeper Rodrigo Cunha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 38th minute, Emílio da Silva 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. Rodrigo Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emílio da Silva in the 40th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sílvio Luís Pires in the 48th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ismael Marques saved Hoppe FC from getting behind. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Horácio Dias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodrigo Cunha having to interfere. 57 minutes into the match, Tabuinha's goal looked a bit too open when Emílio da Silva came free, but Rodrigo Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodrigo Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emílio da Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Hoppe FC's goalkeeper Ismael Marques, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 62nd match minute, Tabuinha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sílvio Luís Pires to maneuver through the defense. Horácio Dias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Rodrigo Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st minute, Arnaldo de Lara 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. Arnaldo de Lara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Ismael Marques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Arnaldo de Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute, Duarte Bittencourt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80th minute, Arnaldo de Lara left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tabuinha fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arnaldo de Lara got free with Ismael Marques in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ismael Marques stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sílvio Luís Pires's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. Horácio Dias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodrigo Cunha having to interfere. Rodrigo Cunha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emílio da Silva went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Tabuinha's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.