League

Grande Serra
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Missioneiros SC's Tião Araújo 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. In the 2nd match minute, Missioneiros SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diamantino Trigo to maneuver through the defense. Acácio Castro hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 12th minute Acácio Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovani Neiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 16 minutes, Luisinho Campidelis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the E.C. SERRASUL and the Missioneiros SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Luisinho Campidelis hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Erivaldo Oliveira, 17 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Armandinho Pontes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luizinho Luz having to interfere. In the 21st match minute, E.C. SERRASUL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Douglas Machado to maneuver through the defense. If Acácio Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind E.C. SERRASUL's goalkeeper Luizinho Luz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tião Araújo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Luizinho Luz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Diamantino Trigo fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Missioneiros SC's protests and gave Diamantino Trigo a yellow card for diving instead. Diamantino Trigo hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Tião Araújo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Luizinho Luz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tião Araújo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Luizinho Luz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Acácio Castro was the one to do the kick off. Diamantino Trigo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luizinho Luz having to interfere. Thiago Fontes kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Thiago Fontes charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thiago Fontes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Missioneiros SC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Thiago Fontes hit a great ball. Joel Veloso recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Acácio Castro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geovani Neiva having to interfere. Erivaldo Oliveira kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Acácio Castro in the 68th minute of play forced Missioneiros SC's goalkeeper Geovani Neiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Missioneiros SC's Geovani Neiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Veloso in the 71st minute of play. In the 71st match minute, Missioneiros SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tião Araújo to maneuver through the defense. Geovani Neiva didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Acácio Castro went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Moisés Cearense's late challenge caught a E.C. SERRASUL's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Moisés Cearense helped the player get up and apologised. In the 79th match minute, Missioneiros SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moisés Cearense to maneuver through the defense. Geovani Neiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Veloso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luizinho Luz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tião Araújo in the 85th minute of play. Tião Araújo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armandinho Pontes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aníbal Bastos during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Aníbal Bastos kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Luizinho Luz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tião Araújo, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. The E.C. SERRASUL players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.