League

Estádio Pedralva
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) VIRAGOS FOOT BALL CLUB's Gláuber Vergílio 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. Anderson Saraiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ricardinho Paraíba was out of position in the 10 minute of play, and Romeu Almeida capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Romeu Almeida really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. With his leg Ricardinho Paraíba managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when BANGU MG's Anderson Saraiva fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 20th minute, Anderson Saraiva left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BANGU MG fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 29th match minute, BANGU MG was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simão da Mata to maneuver through the defense. Oséias de Castro hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Simão da Mata was shown his second yellow card after 36 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, BANGU MG's Simão da Mata got a free kick in the 37th minute. VIRAGOS FOOT BALL CLUB's Ricardinho Paraíba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romeu Almeida in the 40th minute of play. BANGU MG's Jairo Schmidt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Júnior Palmeira in the 48th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Romeu Almeida to make the kick off. 66 minutes into the match, VIRAGOS FOOT BALL CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Márcio Porto came free, but Ricardinho Paraíba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, VIRAGOS FOOT BALL CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Romeu Almeida came free, but Ricardinho Paraíba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Romeu Almeida had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ricardinho Paraíba. VIRAGOS FOOT BALL CLUB's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Romeu Almeida was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Romeu Almeida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in VIRAGOS FOOT BALL CLUB's zone, Anderson Saraiva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ricardinho Paraíba came out of the goal and Anderson Saraiva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ricardinho Paraíba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romeu Almeida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. VIRAGOS FOOT BALL CLUB's Ricardinho Paraíba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romeu Almeida in the 84th minute of play. When Anderson Saraiva came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the BANGU MG 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 Anderson Saraiva couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Romeu Almeida in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ricardinho Paraíba saved VIRAGOS FOOT BALL CLUB from getting behind. In the 88th minute Anderson Saraiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardinho Paraíba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romeu Almeida succeeded in the game's 92nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 5-0. BANGU MG's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.