League

Mestalla
Spectators: 7218 (Terracing: 5415, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dorian Leite made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Ruy Monteiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th minute, Dorian Leite ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anderson de Mendonça was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The audience was convinced that Wanderson Ferreira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abel Perez was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. After 17 played minutes Valencia Clube de Futebol got a freekick which was hit by Guto Cardoso. In the 18th minute Filipe Dantas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anderson de Mendonça saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st match minute, Santa AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jardel Mendes to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd match minute, Santa AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dorian Leite to maneuver through the defense. Anderson de Mendonça took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dorian Leite, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the match, Valencia Clube de Futebol's goal looked a bit too open when Dorian Leite came free, but Anderson de Mendonça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hortêncio Dionísio in the 35th minute of play forced Santa AD's goalkeeper Abel Perez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Santa AD's zone, Ronaldão Vargas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abel Perez came out of the goal and Ronaldão Vargas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 40 minutes, Wanderson Ferreira made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Santa AD's Abel Perez tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Abel Perez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wanderson Ferreira in the 46th minute. Jeferson de Andrade was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 47 minutes into the match. In the 46th minute, one of Valencia Clube de Futebol:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Valencia Clube de Futebol.

Anderson de Mendonça took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dorian Leite, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filipe Dantas got free with Anderson de Mendonça in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lauro Andrade hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Hortêncio Dionísio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gualter Brasil kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Valencia Clube de Futebol had played much better football throughout.