League

Estádio Joaquinzão
Spectators: 7187 (Terracing: 5392, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 142) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luiz Guilherme de Mendonça got the match started through his kick off. After 6 minutes of play, Taubaté E.C's Fred Queiroz made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Raúl Prestes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Raúl Prestes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fred Queiroz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, Meriti's goalkeeper Raúl Prestes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rony Arruda. Fred Queiroz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raúl Prestes having to interfere. Taubaté E.C's Ulysses Arruda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedrão Loyola in the 48th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Rony Arruda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raúl Prestes having to interfere. Raúl Prestes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fred Queiroz in the 55th minute of play. The supporters of Taubaté E.C booed when Meriti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luan Domingues didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 59th minute, Fred Queiroz 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. In the 63rd of the match, Luiz Guilherme de Mendonça tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Ulysses Arruda got in the way and made a wonderful save. A collision led to Meriti getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Falcão Toscano hit a great ball. Rony Arruda 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. If Fred Queiroz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Taubaté E.C's Ulysses Arruda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Taubaté E.C from getting a goal against them. Luan Domingues's late challenge caught a Taubaté E.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luan Domingues helped the player get up and apologised. Luan Domingues hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Fred Queiroz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Raúl Prestes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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.