League

Ipiranga
Spectators: 7064 (Terracing: 5439, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) E. C. Vila Mariana's Evaristo Oliveira 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. Mraoliveira's Nelsinho Pombal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evaristo Oliveira in the 4th minute of play. E. C. Vila Mariana's Joélson Quadros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nildo Freitas in the 10th minute of play. Mraoliveira's Lucas Gaspar got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Joélson Quadros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nildo Freitas, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by André Luís Tande during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in E. C. Vila Mariana's zone, Lucas Gaspar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joélson Quadros came out of the goal and Lucas Gaspar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 18th minute, Nildo Freitas 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. Evaristo Oliveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nelsinho Pombal having to interfere. Severino Sá 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. Joélson Quadros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nildo Freitas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto de Lima in the 31st minute of play forced E. C. Vila Mariana's goalkeeper Joélson Quadros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nildo Freitas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Joélson Quadros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joélson Quadros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nildo Freitas, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Lucas Gaspar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Joélson Quadros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evaristo Oliveira in the 44th minute of play forced Mraoliveira's goalkeeper Nelsinho Pombal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When Severino Sá came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the E. C. Vila Mariana 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 Severino Sá couldn't finish the play. Evaristo Oliveira might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nelsinho Pombal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Evaristo Oliveira ran back to his position shaking his head. Severino Sá received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Nelsinho Pombal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Severino Sá had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ronaldinho Araújo kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucas Gaspar during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lucas Gaspar hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the match, Mraoliveira's goal looked a bit too open when Severino Sá came free, but Nelsinho Pombal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joélson Quadros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nildo Freitas in the 80th minute. E. C. Vila Mariana's Joélson Quadros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save E. C. Vila Mariana from getting a goal against them. In the 87th minute, Nildo Freitas 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Severino Sá in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nelsinho Pombal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 96th minute, Evaristo Oliveira 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. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.