League

Estádio Nicolandia
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) SafarijoeSports's Moisés Jacinto 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. The supporters of SafarijoeSports booed when Flamengo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Paulo Paulista didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th minute, Luiz Fábio Bittencourt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 13th minute, Fellipe Pimenta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Caio Cosme was a little too slow when Moisés Jacinto got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 16th minute. The score was now 1-0. Fellipe Pimenta hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Ronaldinho Mandrak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Doni de Almeida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Moisés Jacinto took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Caio Cosme to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, Flamengo's João Paulo Paulista got a free kick in the 41st minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ronaldinho Mandrak to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Ronaldinho Mandrak reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gilvan Gomes. The goal made the score 2-1. Gugu Saraiva's late challenge caught a SafarijoeSports's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gugu Saraiva helped the player get up and apologised. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Doni de Almeida in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Caio Cosme prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 59th minute, Wilton Paiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wilton Paiva hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Ronaldinho Mandrak received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gilvan Gomes came out and tried to block the shot, but Ronaldinho Mandrak slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 72nd minute. 84 minutes into the match, Moisés Jacinto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Caio Cosme. Flamengo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Moisés Jacinto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Caio Cosme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doni de Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Caio Cosme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moisés Jacinto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.