League

Lions Jungle Stadium
Spectators: 7184 (Terracing: 5390, Seating: 1652, 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. A collision led to Hoppe FC getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Duarte Bittencourt hit a great ball. Cacá Ramos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Duarte Bittencourt kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. If Emílio da Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dino Penha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emílio da Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. A collision led to Hoppe FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Celso Rocha hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Hoppe FC's zone, Cacá Ramos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ismael Marques came out of the goal and Cacá Ramos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hoppe FC's Ismael Marques proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Hoppe FC from getting a goal against them. Horácio Dias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 35 minutes, Emílio da Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hoppe FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emílio da Silva was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ismael Marques made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gugu Pinho in the 38th minute. 46 minutes into the game, Duarte Bittencourt cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Dino Penha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cacá Ramos to strike the kick off in the second half. Ismael Marques showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cacá Ramos in the 57th minute of the match. After having played for 58 minutes, Emílio da Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hoppe FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emílio da Silva was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, L.Kings F.C.'s Dino Penha got control of the ball when Horácio Dias tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Hoppe FC booed when L.Kings F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yuri Fernandez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dino Penha 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. Ismael Marques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cacá Ramos, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Ismael Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cacá Ramos in the 79th minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Horácio Dias 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. After 85 played minutes, L.Kings F.C.'s Ronaldo Chaves shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ismael Marques came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in L.Kings F.C. reached it. Yuri Fernandez charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yuri Fernandez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Yuri Fernandez hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. 95 minutes in the game, Emílio da Silva fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Dino Penha having to interfere. 97 minutes into the match, Hoppe FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gugu Pinho came free, but Ismael Marques reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Hoppe FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Hoppe FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.