League

Limocity Stadium Cup
Spectators: 7211 (Terracing: 5409, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Juninho Rosa got the match started through his kick off. Wiliam Rezende showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juninho Rosa in the 4th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edmundo de Andrade during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bernardo Ramalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Alfredão Berger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wilian da Silveira during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 10th minute, Wilian da Silveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Santa Cruz Futebol Clube's Juninho Rosa in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Florencio FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Silvério da Cunha got free with Wiliam Rezende in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Edmundo de Andrade hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Juninho Rosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Silvério da Cunha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 30 played minutes, Santa Cruz Futebol Clube's Zeca Fernandez shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Wiliam Rezende 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 Santa Cruz Futebol Clube reached it. If Silvério da Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36th minute, Nico Fonseca 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 a rather tough play, Florencio FC's Umberto Carneiro got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nico Fonseca to strike the kick off in the second half. Vivaldo Pinho's late challenge caught a Florencio FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vivaldo Pinho helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Santa Cruz Futebol Clube's Vivaldo Pinho got a free kick in the 52nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nico Fonseca got free with Alfredão Berger in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nico Fonseca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Alfredão Berger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Juninho Rosa scored 1-0 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wiliam Rezende, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Wiliam Rezende showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juninho Rosa in the 70th minute of the match. In the 77th minute, Elder Bertassi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Silvério da Cunha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Wiliam Rezende tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elder Bertassi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredão Berger having to interfere. Silvério da Cunha's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wiliam Rezende read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. Santa Cruz Futebol Clube's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.