League

Limocity Stadium Cup
Spectators: 7269 (Terracing: 5453, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 144) In the 6th match minute, Santa Cruz Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juninho Rosa to maneuver through the defense. Manguaça's Guga Carneiro got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alfredão Berger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Roberto Sabóia in the 19th minute of the match. Alfredão Berger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guga Carneiro in the 24th minute of play. If Guga Carneiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 33 minutes into the game, Vivaldo Pinho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Santa Cruz Futebol Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Manguaça the free kick. In the 33rd minute, Vivaldo Pinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Santa Cruz Futebol Clube's zone, Zé Roberto Sabóia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfredão Berger came out of the goal and Zé Roberto Sabóia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dráuzio Mendes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alfredão Berger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Roberto Sabóia in the 47th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Juninho Rosa made a kick off. Juninho Rosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Guga Carneiro came free with the goalkeeper in the 57th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Alfredão Berger could save by the left post. Manguaça's Guga Carneiro got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Silvério da Cunha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sidnei Braga having to interfere. Guga Carneiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredão Berger having to interfere. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Manguaça's Zé Roberto Sabóia in the 67th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Alfredão Berger was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Santa Cruz Futebol Clube through an amazing save. After a rather tough play, Santa Cruz Futebol Clube's Wilian da Silveira got a free kick in the 68th minute. Guga Carneiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Alfredão Berger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 70 played minutes Manguaça got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Fernando Dionísio. Sidnei Braga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juninho Rosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. After 79 played minutes Manguaça got a freekick which was hit by Guga Carneiro. In the 81st minute, Guga Carneiro made a precise shot to the right of Alfredão Berger. Santa Cruz Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After some careless play in the Santa Cruz Futebol Clube defense, Guga Carneiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfredão Berger. The Santa Cruz Futebol Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfredão Berger should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Silvério da Cunha in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sidnei Braga saved Manguaça from getting behind. In the 94th minute, Silvério da Cunha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Santa Cruz Futebol Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. The Santa Cruz Futebol Clube supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Manguaça's performance. The match ended with a win for Manguaça.