League

la esperanza
Spectators: 6100 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 100) larritasuna's Filipe Costa 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. Juninho Rocha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Acácio Paes made a huge save. larritasuna's Christian Vale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dalmo Tavares in the 6th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jaime Martins got free with Acácio Paes in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Filipe Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Acácio Paes having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 17th minute by Valdemar Capixaba got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 20 minutes into the match, Valparaiba SC's goalkeeper Acácio Paes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valdemar Capixaba. Filipe Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Acácio Paes having to interfere. After 30 played minutes Valparaiba SC got a freekick which was hit by Dalmo Tavares. When Valdemar Capixaba came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the larritasuna 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 Valdemar Capixaba couldn't finish the play. Valdemar Capixaba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Acácio Paes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dalmo Tavares stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Luiz Paulo Cearense blasted a shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Acácio Paes having to make a save. The throw-in from Kauan Madureira in the 54th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by larritasuna's Juninho Rocha. 55 minutes into the game, Edgard Meirelles was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valparaiba SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave larritasuna the free kick. The referee gave larritasuna a penalty, 56 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Filipe Costa, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Valparaiba SC's Acácio Paes. 1-0. When Valdemar Capixaba came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the larritasuna 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 Valdemar Capixaba couldn't finish the play. Jaime Martins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Acácio Paes having to interfere. Luiz Paulo Cearense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Acácio Paes having to interfere. Filipe Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Filipe Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot. larritasuna's supporters rose to their feet, but Filipe Costa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Acácio Paes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Filipe Costa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Acácio Paes having to make a save. In the 83rd minute, Abelardo Cerezo 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. Dalmo Tavares kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. In the 88th minute, Jaime Martins 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. Luiz Paulo Cearense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Acácio Paes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Valparaiba SC's zone, Valdemar Capixaba stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Acácio Paes came out of the goal and Valdemar Capixaba tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. There was no doubt that larritasuna were the better team. larritasuna's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.