League

Caracara
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jean de Carvalho started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesinha Pena in the 3rd minute of play forced Tiradentes's goalkeeper Rogério Perez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Thiago de Moraes came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the DC UNITED FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Thiago de Moraes couldn't finish the play. DC UNITED FC's Thiago de Moraes got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rogério Perez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cesinha Pena in the 13th minute of play. Renato Salgado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Reinaldo Dracena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 16th match minute, DC UNITED FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cesinha Pena to maneuver through the defense. If Jean de Carvalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Renato Salgado came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Tiradentes fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Renato Salgado couldn't finish the play. Renato Salgado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Reinaldo Dracena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Angelo Matorin kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Oséas Favoretto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Reinaldo Dracena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Tiradentes's zone, Thiago de Moraes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rogério Perez came out of the goal and Thiago de Moraes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind DC UNITED FC's goalkeeper Reinaldo Dracena, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thiago de Moraes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Rogério Perez made a huge save. Cipriano Valle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean de Carvalho in the 46th minute of play forced DC UNITED FC's goalkeeper Reinaldo Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When Francisco Maciel fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored DC UNITED FC's protests and gave Francisco Maciel a yellow card for diving instead. Francisco Maciel kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Tiradentes's zone, Cipriano Valle stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rogério Perez came out of the goal and Cipriano Valle tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Tiradentes's Germano Domingues got a free kick in the 57th minute. In the 62nd minute, Renato Salgado got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Renato Salgado could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Reinaldo Dracena made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Thiago de Moraes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rogério Perez was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cipriano Valle in the 79th minute of play forced Tiradentes's goalkeeper Rogério Perez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the match, Tiradentes's goal looked a bit too open when Cipriano Valle came free, but Rogério Perez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.