League

Estádio Maria
Spectators: 6666 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rafael Cerezo took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience was convinced that Rafael Cerezo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mário Castro was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. In the 6th minute Rafael Cerezo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mário Castro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute Rafael Cerezo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mário Castro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Rafael Cerezo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mário Castro was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Rafael Cerezo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Mário Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mário Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael Cerezo, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Douglas Corinthius EC's Mário Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Cerezo in the 19th minute of play. Douglas de Toledo's late challenge caught a Vila Nova Prudy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Douglas de Toledo helped the player get up and apologised. When Rafael Cerezo came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Vila Nova Prudy 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 Rafael Cerezo couldn't finish the play. If Rafael Cerezo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mário Castro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Cerezo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th match minute, Douglas Corinthius EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Douglas de Toledo to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rafael Cerezo in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mário Castro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Geovânio Travassos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Rafael Cerezo came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Vila Nova Prudy 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 Rafael Cerezo couldn't finish the play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Eliézer Neiva scored 1-0 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hugo Fonseca, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 54th minute Rafael Cerezo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mário Castro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rafael Cerezo struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Mário Castro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vila Nova Prudy. Ciro Pimenta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rafael Cerezo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mário Castro having to make a save. Rafael Cerezo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vila Nova Prudy's Rafael Cerezo got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rafael Cerezo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Mário Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Rafael Cerezo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luiz Eduardo Romero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mário Castro having to interfere. Hugo Fonseca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gernando Severo, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Luiz Eduardo Romero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Vila Nova Prudy players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.