League

Amsterdam Arena
Spectators: 7245 (Terracing: 5435, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Emerson Pimenta got the match started through his kick off. Gildo Saraiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emerson Pimenta, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Hélio Melo took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gildo Saraiva. Gildo Saraiva dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélio Melo in the 9th minute of play forced Ajax's goalkeeper Gildo Saraiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fausto Tepedino took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 13th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Valdomiro Paraense. Melado AD's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Ajax's goal looked a bit too open when Hélio Melo came free, but Gildo Saraiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélio Melo in the 18th minute of play forced Ajax's goalkeeper Gildo Saraiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel Furlan in the 20th minute of play forced Melado AD's goalkeeper Valdomiro Paraense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute, Edgard de Queiroz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luís Fabiano Vides got in the 28th minute the ball and tried a long shot which scored to the left of Valdomiro Paraense and thus it was 1-1. If Fabinho Trevisan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Melado AD getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Edgard de Queiroz hit a great ball. In the 40th minute of the match Ajax got a corner. Melado AD's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luís Fabiano Vides ran over to the corner to take the kick. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Valdomiro Paraense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcel Furlan in the 51st minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, Melado AD's goal looked a bit too open when Fabinho Trevisan came free, but Valdomiro Paraense reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valdomiro Paraense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel Furlan in the 54th minute of the match. Valdomiro Paraense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcel Furlan, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Marcel Furlan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 62 played minutes Melado AD got a freekick which was hit by Emerson Lira. Emerson Pimenta 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. Gildo Saraiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emerson Pimenta in the 70th minute of play. Gildo Saraiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emerson Pimenta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valdomiro Paraense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabinho Trevisan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabinho Trevisan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Valdomiro Paraense read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ajax's goalkeeper Gildo Saraiva, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Ajax's Gildo Saraiva got control of the ball when Hélio Melo tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Ajax getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Kiko Tinoco hit a great ball. Ajax's Marcel Furlan suffered a sore foot after 91 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by João Adolfo Abreu during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 92 played minutes Melado AD got a freekick which was hit by João Adolfo Abreu. In the 93rd minute of the match Fausto Tepedino shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Valdomiro Paraense showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.