League

Acoriana
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Douglas Travassos made the kick off which started today's match. Renatinho Nóbrega took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdir Sabóia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes into the game, José Pedro Braga was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nets's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Iguarassu EC the free kick. José Pedro Braga hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. 17 minutes into the game, Iguarassu EC's Valdir Sabóia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Renatinho Nóbrega made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Douglas Travassos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Renatinho Nóbrega took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Berger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 25 minutes into the match, Douglas Travassos dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rui Cavalcante, 1-1. In the 30th minute of the game Anísio Campidelis made a throw-in which Dedê Siqueira played forward. Renatinho Nóbrega made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Berger in the 31st minute of play. Douglas Travassos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Douglas Travassos 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdir Sabóia in the 42nd minute of play forced Nets's goalkeeper Renatinho Nóbrega to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Francisco Berger managed to get in a good position for a shot. Iguarassu EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Francisco Berger was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Renatinho Nóbrega breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valdir Sabóia to make the kick off. When Benjamim de Castro fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Iguarassu EC's protests and gave Benjamim de Castro a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Iguarassu EC's Benjamim de Castro got a free kick in the 59th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Valdir Sabóia dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Renatinho Nóbrega, 1-2. 66 minutes into the game, Nets's César Carneiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rui Cavalcante made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Douglas Travassos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nets's supporters rose to their feet, but Douglas Travassos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rui Cavalcante breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 77th minute, Zézinho Bastos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Virgílio Negri fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Iguarassu EC's protests and gave Virgílio Negri a yellow card for diving instead. Virgílio Negri hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Edinho Saraiva managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nets's supporters rose to their feet, but Edinho Saraiva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rui Cavalcante breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. César Carneiro's late challenge caught a Iguarassu EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. César Carneiro helped the player get up and apologised. After 86 played minutes Nets got a freekick which was hit by César Carneiro. Nets walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.