League

Lizard´s Arena
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Laerte Tande started the match with the kick off. Bruno da Fonseca stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edu Massa's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. When Edu Massa fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manaus-AM's protests and gave Edu Massa a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Manaus-AM getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Edu Massa hit a great ball. The supporters of Amigo do Lagarteichon booed when Manaus-AM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vítor Netto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manoel Eger took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 23rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marcinho de Andrade. Manaus-AM's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Manoel Eger took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Marcinho de Andrade to make any attempt to save it. Marcinho de Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessandro Mangueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Bruno da Fonseca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edu Massa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manfredo de Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bruno da Fonseca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manfredo de Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The wind increased when Alessandro Mangueira made the kick off in the second half. When Haroldo Quadros fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Amigo do Lagarteichon's protests and gave Haroldo Quadros a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Manaus-AM booed when Amigo do Lagarteichon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Haroldo Quadros didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Manfredo de Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcinho de Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manoel Eger in the 56th minute of play. 58 minutes into the game, Alessandro Mangueira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Marcinho de Andrade was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marcinho de Andrade didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alessandro Mangueira went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Laerte Tande's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 72ndth minute, Bruno da Fonseca skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Bruno da Fonseca made an important save on a dangerous shot by Laerte Tande in the 73rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Manfredo de Lara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manaus-AM's supporters rose to their feet, but Manfredo de Lara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bruno da Fonseca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 83 minutes into the match, Amigo do Lagarteichon's goal looked a bit too open when Edu Massa came free, but Bruno da Fonseca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Laerte Tande's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Bruno da Fonseca firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 88 played minutes Amigo do Lagarteichon got a freekick which was hit by Manoel Eger. 90 minutes into the match, Amigo do Lagarteichon's goal looked a bit too open when Luan Correia came free, but Bruno da Fonseca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edu Massa in the 91st minute of play forced Amigo do Lagarteichon's goalkeeper Bruno da Fonseca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amigo do Lagarteichon's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.