League

Palmital
Spectators: 6961 (Terracing: 5411, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 50) Teodoro Novaes made the kick off and thus started the match. When Lacos AD's Zé Carlos Araújo in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Franca SC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Franca SC's goalkeeper Percy Matos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Carlos Araújo in the 20th minute of play forced Franca SC's goalkeeper Percy Matos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Percy Matos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Carlos Araújo in the 21st minute of the match. Percy Matos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Carlos Araújo in the 25th minute of the match. Teodoro Novaes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Percy Matos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Zé Carlos Araújo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

After 52 minutes, Delfim Meira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lacos AD and the Franca SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 57th minute José Vítor de Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomás Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Teodoro Novaes came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Lacos AD 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 Teodoro Novaes couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Franca SC's Percy Matos got control of the ball when Zé Carlos Araújo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thomás Pires showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Vítor de Andrade, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. José Vítor de Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Percy Matos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zé Carlos Araújo in the 69th minute. In the 73rd minute, Zé Carlos Araújo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lacos AD fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Percy Matos didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 78th minute, which inside left pole to 0-2. In the 85th minute, Lacos AD's Teodoro Novaes ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Percy Matos. Percy Matos yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. If Zé Carlos Araújo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that José Vítor de Andrade's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thomás Pires was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. After having played for 96 minutes, Afonsinho Chaves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Franca SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Afonsinho Chaves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Lacos AD walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.